Luna Park Historic District
Luna Park Historic District is a federally designated national historic district located in the West Side neighborhood of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It encompasses 444 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Charleston. The majority of the homes in the district were constructed in the mid to late 1925s and early 1930s and a portion of the district was the location of a local amusement park, Luna Park, from 1912 until 1923. The houses reflect a variety of popular architectural styles including American Foursquare, American Craftsman / Bungalow, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival, including Dutch Colonial Revival.[2]
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Main St., Glenwood Ave., Delaware Ave., & Kanawha Blvd. W., West Side (Charleston), West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°21′41″N 81°39′11″W |
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| Built | c. 1910-1945 |
| Architect | Norman, John C. Norman (300/2/4/6/8 Park Avenye) H. Rus Warne (180 Grant Street) others |
| Architectural style | American Foursquare, American Craftsman/Bungalow, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000181[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 2012 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]
References
- "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/02/12 through 4/06/12. National Park Service. 2012-04-13.
- Erin Riebe and Bethany Canfield (November 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Luna Park Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
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