St. Albans Main Street Historic District

St. Albans Main Street Historic District
Alban Theater
Location Roughly bounded by Main St. bet. Second St. and B St., St. Albans, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°12′32″N 81°22′52″W / 38.20889°N 81.38111°W / 38.20889; -81.38111Coordinates: 38°12′32″N 81°22′52″W / 38.20889°N 81.38111°W / 38.20889; -81.38111
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1906
Architect Martens, Walter
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, et al.
NRHP reference # 00001315[1]
Added to NRHP November 2, 2000

St. Albans Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia. The district includes 22 contributing buildings in the central business district of St. Albans. They were constructed following two fires in 1906 that destroyed the original frame structures. Notable buildings include the lvanhoe Lodge No. 71 (c. 1910), Hamrick Hospital / Braley Thompson Learning Center (c. 1940), Alban Theater (c. 1937), Old First National Bank & Post Office (c. 1910), First Baptist Church (1907, 1922, 1938), and the Washington Lodge No. 58 (c. 1926), designed by Walter F. Martens. Located in the district and separately listed is the Bank of St. Albans Building is [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Neil Richardson and Alan Rowe (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Albans Main Street Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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