Grafton Downtown Commercial Historic District

Grafton Downtown Commercial Historic District

Grafton B&O Depot, May 2009
Location Main and Latrobe Sts. between Bridge and St. Mary's, Grafton, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°20′25″N 80°1′16″W / 39.34028°N 80.02111°W / 39.34028; -80.02111Coordinates: 39°20′25″N 80°1′16″W / 39.34028°N 80.02111°W / 39.34028; -80.02111
Area 25 acres (10 ha)
Built 1856
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Early Commercial, Beaux Arts, Italianate
NRHP Reference #

84003675

[1]
Added to NRHP April 9, 1984

Grafton Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia. It encompasses 72 contributing buildings and two contributing structures. They include the business and commercial core of Grafton. Most of the buildings in the district date from 1890-1920 and are generally of brick or frame construction. Notable buildings include the Grafton Hotel and the B & O station, both built in 1911 and the Post Office built in 1913. Located in the district and separately listed is the Andrews Methodist Church.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Paula Stoner Reed (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Grafton Downtown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.


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