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Sophia Historic District

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Architect
  
Milano

NRHP Reference #
  
06000163

Added to NRHP
  
22 March 2006

Architectural style
  
Early Commercial

Area
  
2 ha

Sophia Historic District

Location
  
Main St., bet. Polk St. and Riffe St., Sophia, West Virginia

Sophia Historic District is a national historic district located at Sophia, Raleigh County, West Virginia. It encompasses 22 contributing buildings located in the central business district of Sophia. The consist primarily of one and two story masonry buildings with storefronts on the first floor and housing in the upper stories. Notable buildings include the Filling Station (c. 1925), Reck’s Place/The Chestnut Tree Café and Art Gallery (c. 1936), Attili Building (1939), Visionz Lounge (c. 1955), LB & J Antiques (1937), Ben Franklin / Federated Department Store (c. 1937), and Sophia Theater (c. 1925).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

References

Sophia Historic District Wikipedia