Ravenswood "Old Town" Historic District

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Ravenswood "Old Town" Historic District
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Ravenswood, West Virginia, July 2006
Ravenswood "Old Town" Historic District is located in West Virginia
Ravenswood "Old Town" Historic District
Location Bounded by Sandy Creek, the Ohio R, Sycamore St. and adjoining properties and the city limits to the east, Ravenswood, West Virginia
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Area 125 acres (51 ha)
Architect Brown, Tanzy; et al.
Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 07000243 [1]
Added to NRHP March 23, 2007

Ravenswood "Old Town" Historic District is a national historic district located at Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia. It encompasses 313 contributing buildings and two contributing structures, the Ohio River Rail Road Steel Pratt-through truss Bridge and Concrete bridge on State Route 68 over Sandy Creek. It includes the commercial and civic core of the town, and surrounding residential buildings. It includes example of popular architectural styles of the mid- to late-19th and early-20th century, including Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Italianate, Craftsman, and Bungalow. Notable buildings include the McIntosh Building, First Baptist Church (c. 1876), Randolph Building/Caldwell Building (1907), the Grace Episcopal Church (c. 1900); Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church (c. 1928), Ravenswood Community Center (1938), and McIntosh House (c. 1890).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

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