Welch Commercial Historic District

Welch Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia. The district includes 56 contributing buildings and one contributing structure in Welch's central business district. It includes a variety of retail stores, banks and offices, with some having apartment rental on their top floors. Also on the district is a municipal parking garage built in 1941. Notable buildings include The Liberty Building (c. 1925), Flat Iron Building (c. 1915), Bablis Building (c. 1925), former City Hall (c. 1925), Odd Fellows Temple (1929), Carter Hotel-Tyson Tower Building (1924), Wyoming-Elkhorn Apartment Building (c. 1920), McDowell County National Bank (1900), and McDowell County Courthouse Annex Building (1935).[2]

Welch Commercial Historic District
Welch Commercial Historic District, July 2019
LocationRoughly bounded by Wyoming St., Elkhorn Cr. and the Tug R., Welch, West Virginia
Coordinates37°25′57″N 81°35′8″W
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleChicago, Other, Commercial Style
NRHP reference No.92000305[1] (original)
100003251 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1992
Boundary increaseDecember 14, 2018

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, and its boundaries were increased in 2018.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Kim A. Valente (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Welch 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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