Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District

Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District

Pulling and Charging the Ovens
Location Bretz, Preston County, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°32′42″N 79°48′35″W / 39.54500°N 79.80972°W / 39.54500; -79.80972Coordinates: 39°32′42″N 79°48′35″W / 39.54500°N 79.80972°W / 39.54500; -79.80972
Built 1906
Architect Elkins Coal & Coke Co.
Architectural style Other
NRHP Reference # 83003249
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 1, 1983[1]
Designated NHLD May 4, 1983[2]

Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District consists of 140 beehive ovens that were the last operating coke ovens in the United States.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1983.[2][3]

It is located about 1/2 mile southwest of Masontown, West Virginia and 1/4 mile west of West Virginia Route 7.

The ovens in 2012

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
  3. ↑ Ralph J. Christian (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District / Mercury Coal and Coke Company" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 6 photos, from 1978. (1.35 MB)

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