Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District

Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Princeton Ave., Scott, High, and Russell Sts., Bluefield, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°16′4″N 81°13′18″W / 37.26778°N 81.22167°W / 37.26778; -81.22167Coordinates: 37°16′4″N 81°13′18″W / 37.26778°N 81.22167°W / 37.26778; -81.22167
Area 28 acres (11 ha)
Built 1889
Architectural style Moderne, Renaissance, Art Deco
NRHP reference # 87000630[1]
Added to NRHP March 18, 1987

Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. The district includes 73 contributing buildings in Bluefield's central business district. The buildings are primarily three and four story masonry commercial buildings. Notable buildings include The Shamrock Restaurant (1885), People's Bank (1895), the Art Deco / Moderne style Colonial Theatre (1916, c. 1945) and Appalachian Power Company building (1923, 1939), Law and Commerce Building (1913, 1918), Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Building (1902, 1927), First Christian Church (1920), Elizabeth Kee Federal Building and Post Office (1911), Bluefield Sanatorium, and West Virginia Hotel (1923) designed by Alex B. Mahood. Located in the district is the separately listed Municipal Building.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[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 J. Pauley and Michael Gioulis (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.


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