Downtown Elkins Historic District

Downtown Elkins Historic District

Davis Avenue, July 2006
Location Roughly bounded by Railroad Ave., Fifth St., Randolph Ave., Henry Ave. and First St., Elkins, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°55′28″N 79°50′57″W / 38.92444°N 79.84917°W / 38.92444; -79.84917Coordinates: 38°55′28″N 79°50′57″W / 38.92444°N 79.84917°W / 38.92444; -79.84917
Area 28 acres (11 ha)
Built 1893
Architectural style Italianate, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 95001324[1]
Added to NRHP November 22, 1995

Downtown Elkins Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. It encompasses 65 contributing buildings in the central business district of Elkins. It includes mostly commercial buildings constructed in the late-19th and early-20th century. Notable buildings include the Dann Building (1897), Randolph Company (1896), Randolph Hotel (1893), Wallace Bakery (1895), railroad depot (1908), Ward Building (1908), First United Methodist Church (1904), Hotel Delmonte (1899), Darden Block (1906), Brown Building (1906), Stalnaker Block (1900), and Post Office and Federal Building (now City Hall, 1917).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Michael Gioulis (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Elkins Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.


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