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WEST VIRGINIA - Marion County - Historic Districts

Fairmont Downtown Historic District (added 1995 - Marion County - #95001008) Also known as See Also:Marion County Courthouse and Sheriff's House;High L Along Jackson, Adams, Washington and Quincy Sts. and Cleveland and Fairmont Aves. , Fairmont (720 acres, 97 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Lyons, A. C., Badgley, Charles G. Architectural Style: Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals Area of Significance: Commerce, Industry, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: Mixed Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Business, Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Business, Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse Fleming--Watson Historic District (added 2001 - Marion County - #01001330) Approx. bounded by Fairmont Ave., Second, Fay Sts., Apple Ct, Green, Emerson Sts., Coleman Ave., Seventh St., Outlook , Fairmont (840 acres, 365 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Lyons, A.C., Giffon, George Architectural Style: Italianate, Romanesque Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Road-Related, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Funerary, Religion, Social, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Department Store, Mortuary, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Mannington Historic District (added 1995 - Marion County - #95001313) Roughly bounded by High, Clarksburg and Howard Sts. and Buffalo Cr. , Mannington (1560 acres, 207 buildings) Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Giesey, M.F., et al. Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival, Colonial Historic Person: Bowers, George F., et al Significant Year: 1855, 1889, 1904 Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Other-Ethnic Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Federal , Private , Local Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Business, Capitol, Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Social Current Sub-function: Capitol, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, School, Single Dwelling Shaw House (added 1988 - Marion County - #88001461) Also known as Shaw,Harry,House 425 Morgantown Ave. , Fairmont (24 acres, 2 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person Architect, builder, or engineer: MacElwee,Alex, Jones & Nuzum Architectural Style: Tudor Revival Historic Person: Shaw,Harry Significant Year: 1919 Area of Significance: Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Woodlawn Cemetery (added 2004 - Marion County - #04000305) 335 Maple Ave. , Fairmont (425 acres, 2 buildings, 5 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person Architect, builder, or engineer: Nicolet, Tell William Architectural Style: Exotic Revival, Other Historic Person: multiple Significant Year: 1875, 1895, 1929 Area of Significance: Art, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Funerary Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Mortuary Current Function: Funerary Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Mortuary

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