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South Water Street Historic District

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Architect
  
Multiple

NRHP Reference #
  
80004430

Added to NRHP
  
10 December 1980

MPS
  
Berkeley County MRA

Area
  
8 ha

South Water Street Historic District

Location
  
Roughly bounded by E. John, Water, and E. Burke Sts., and B&O RR, Martinsburg, West Virginia

Architectural style
  
Stick/Eastlake, Georgian, Federal

Address
  
Martinsburg, WV 25401, USA

South Water Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It encompasses 30 contributing buildings and one contributing site, related to residential, commercial, and economic development along the Tuscarora Creek. Notable buildings include: the Edison Electric Illumination Company of Martinsburg building; dwellings along South Water Street at 104-106, 108, 119, 120, 200, 202, 208, 216, and 308; rowhouses at 222, 224, and 226; the O'Hara-Martin House (c. 1795); the Alburtis House; the South Water Street Stone House (bef. 1779); the Martinsburg Steam Laundry Company building; and Martinsburg Gas Company Complex (c. 1872-1905). Also located in the district is the separately listed General Adam Stephen House (c. 1772-1798).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

References

South Water Street Historic District Wikipedia