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Location of Wood County in West Virginia

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wood County, West Virginia.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]

There are 48 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another 4 properties were once listed but have been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[2]

Contents: Counties in West Virginia


Current listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Avery Street Historic District
Avery Street Historic District
Avery Street Historic District
April 15, 1986
(#86000849)
Roughly bounded by Nineteenth, Spring and Quincy, Eighth, and Market Sts.
39°16′15″N 81°33′18″W / 39.270833°N 81.555000°W / 39.270833; -81.555000 (Avery Street Historic District)
Parkersburg
2 Bethel AME Church
Bethel AME Church
Bethel AME Church
October 8, 1998
(#82001767)
820 Clay St.
39°15′58″N 81°33′18″W / 39.266111°N 81.555000°W / 39.266111; -81.555000 (Bethel AME Church)
Parkersburg Demolished
3 Bethel Presbyterian Church
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Bethel Presbyterian Church
March 31, 2014
(#14000107)
7132 Old St. Marys Pike
39°19′57″N 81°25′18″W / 39.332546°N 81.421553°W / 39.332546; -81.421553 (Bethel Presbyterian Church)
Waverly
4 W. H. Bickel Estate
W. H. Bickel Estate
W. H. Bickel Estate
February 11, 2004
(#04000027)
Number One Bickel Mansion Dr.
39°14′52″N 81°35′17″W / 39.247778°N 81.588056°W / 39.247778; -81.588056 (W. H. Bickel Estate)
Parkersburg
5 Blennerhassett Hotel
Blennerhassett Hotel
Blennerhassett Hotel
December 10, 1982
(#82001768)
316 Market St.
39°15′54″N 81°33′42″W / 39.265000°N 81.561667°W / 39.265000; -81.561667 (Blennerhassett Hotel)
Parkersburg
6 Blennerhassett Island Historic District
Blennerhassett Island Historic District
Blennerhassett Island Historic District
September 7, 1972
(#72001294)
On the Ohio River, 1.7 miles south of Parkersburg
39°16′19″N 81°37′12″W / 39.271944°N 81.62°W / 39.271944; -81.62 (Blennerhassett Island Historic District)
Parkersburg
7 Carnegie Library
Carnegie Library
Carnegie Library
October 8, 1982
(#82001769)
725 Green St.
39°15′56″N 81°33′22″W / 39.265556°N 81.556111°W / 39.265556; -81.556111 (Carnegie Library)
Parkersburg
8 Case House
Case House
Case House
October 8, 1982
(#82001770)
710 Ann St.
39°16′09″N 81°33′33″W / 39.269167°N 81.559167°W / 39.269167; -81.559167 (Case House)
Parkersburg Demolished
9 Citizens National Bank
Citizens National Bank
Citizens National Bank
October 8, 1982
(#82001772)
219 4th St.
39°15′56″N 81°33′42″W / 39.265556°N 81.561667°W / 39.265556; -81.561667 (Citizens National Bank)
Parkersburg Demolished in 2018[5]
10 Cook House
Cook House
Cook House
June 7, 1978
(#78002812)
1301 Murdoch Ave.
39°16′29″N 81°33′20″W / 39.274722°N 81.555556°W / 39.274722; -81.555556 (Cook House)
Parkersburg
11 Downtown Parkersburg Historic District November 16, 2023
(#100009541)
Portions of Juliana, Market, Avery, and Second through Eighth Streets and Williams Court Alley and Phillips Court Alley
39°15′55″N 81°33′42″W / 39.2653°N 81.5617°W / 39.2653; -81.5617 (Downtown Parkersburg Historic District)
Parkersburg
12 Henry Cooper House
Henry Cooper House
Henry Cooper House
February 6, 1986
(#86000828)
Park Ave.
39°16′18″N 81°31′48″W / 39.271667°N 81.530000°W / 39.271667; -81.530000 (Henry Cooper House)
Parkersburg
13 Elks Club
Elks Club
Elks Club
October 8, 1982
(#82001773)
515 Juliana St.
39°16′02″N 81°33′39″W / 39.267222°N 81.560833°W / 39.267222; -81.560833 (Elks Club)
Parkersburg Demolished
14 First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
December 10, 1982
(#82001774)
813 Market St.
39°16′05″N 81°33′25″W / 39.268056°N 81.556944°W / 39.268056; -81.556944 (First Baptist Church)
Parkersburg
15 First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church
First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church
First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church
December 10, 1982
(#82001775)
946 Market St.
39°16′06″N 81°33′18″W / 39.268333°N 81.555000°W / 39.268333; -81.555000 (First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church)
Parkersburg
16 Fort Boreman
Fort Boreman
Fort Boreman
April 17, 2003
(#02001690)
Overlooking the confluence of the Little Kanawha and Ohio Rivers[6]
39°15′42″N 81°34′07″W / 39.261618°N 81.56848°W / 39.261618; -81.56848 (Fort Boreman)
Parkersburg
17 Gould House/Greater Parkersburg Chamber of Commerce
Gould House/Greater Parkersburg Chamber of Commerce
Gould House/Greater Parkersburg Chamber of Commerce
October 8, 1982
(#82001776)
720 Juliana St.
39°16′05″N 81°33′29″W / 39.268056°N 81.558056°W / 39.268056; -81.558056 (Gould House/Greater Parkersburg Chamber of Commerce)
Parkersburg
18 Henderson Hall Historic District
Henderson Hall Historic District
Henderson Hall Historic District
April 17, 1986
(#86000811)
CR 21/2 off WV 14
39°22′40″N 81°28′58″W / 39.377778°N 81.482778°W / 39.377778; -81.482778 (Henderson Hall Historic District)
Williamstown
19 House at 10th and Avery Streets
House at 10th and Avery Streets
House at 10th and Avery Streets
December 10, 1982
(#82001777)
10th and Avery Sts.
39°16′10″N 81°33′12″W / 39.269444°N 81.553333°W / 39.269444; -81.553333 (House at 10th and Avery Streets)
Parkersburg
20 Jackson Memorial Fountain
Jackson Memorial Fountain
Jackson Memorial Fountain
August 23, 1984
(#84003686)
Park Ave. and 17th St.
39°16′11″N 81°31′55″W / 39.269722°N 81.531944°W / 39.269722; -81.531944 (Jackson Memorial Fountain)
Parkersburg
21 Julia-Ann Square Historic District
Julia-Ann Square Historic District
Julia-Ann Square Historic District
May 24, 1977
(#77001380)
Both sides of Juliana and Ann Sts. from cemetery to 9th St.
39°16′16″N 81°33′21″W / 39.271111°N 81.555833°W / 39.271111; -81.555833 (Julia-Ann Square Historic District)
Parkersburg
22 Isaac F. Lane House
Isaac F. Lane House
Isaac F. Lane House
June 26, 2019
(#100003252)
1399 Waverly Rd.
39°21′27″N 81°24′18″W / 39.3576°N 81.4051°W / 39.3576; -81.4051 (Isaac F. Lane House)
Williamstown vicinity
23 Henry Logan Memorial AME Church
Henry Logan Memorial AME Church
Henry Logan Memorial AME Church
December 16, 1982
(#82001778)
Ann and 6th Sts.
39°16′06″N 81°33′41″W / 39.268333°N 81.561250°W / 39.268333; -81.561250 (Henry Logan Memorial AME Church)
Parkersburg
24 Masonic Temple
Masonic Temple
Masonic Temple
October 8, 1982
(#82001779)
900 Market St.
39°16′04″N 81°33′22″W / 39.267778°N 81.556111°W / 39.267778; -81.556111 (Masonic Temple)
Parkersburg
25 Mather Building/Franklin & DeHaven Jewelers
Mather Building/Franklin & DeHaven Jewelers
Mather Building/Franklin & DeHaven Jewelers
October 8, 1982
(#82001780)
405 Market St.
39°15′55″N 81°33′43″W / 39.265389°N 81.561833°W / 39.265389; -81.561833 (Mather Building/Franklin & DeHaven Jewelers)
Parkersburg Demolished in 2018[5]
26 Meldahl House May 17, 1991
(#91000550)
Washington Bottom Rd. off WV 892
39°13′28″N 81°40′57″W / 39.224444°N 81.6825°W / 39.224444; -81.6825 (Meldahl House)
Washington
27 Dr. W. W. Monroe House
Dr. W. W. Monroe House
Dr. W. W. Monroe House
August 1, 2012
(#12000469)
1703 Park Avenue
39°16′10″N 81°31′58″W / 39.269314°N 81.532685°W / 39.269314; -81.532685 (Dr. W. W. Monroe House)
Parkersburg
28 George Neale Jr. House
George Neale Jr. House
George Neale Jr. House
January 10, 1980
(#80004045)
331 Juliana St.
39°15′58″N 81°33′46″W / 39.266111°N 81.562778°W / 39.266111; -81.562778 (George Neale Jr. House)
Parkersburg
29 Oakland
Oakland
Oakland
May 29, 1979
(#79002604)
1131 7th St.
39°15′52″N 81°32′36″W / 39.264444°N 81.543333°W / 39.264444; -81.543333 (Oakland)
Parkersburg
30 Oeldorf Building/Wetherell's Jewelers
Oeldorf Building/Wetherell's Jewelers
Oeldorf Building/Wetherell's Jewelers
December 10, 1982
(#82001781)
809 Market St.
39°16′04″N 81°33′25″W / 39.267778°N 81.557056°W / 39.267778; -81.557056 (Oeldorf Building/Wetherell's Jewelers)
Parkersburg
31 Parkersburg High School-Washington Avenue Historic District
Parkersburg High School-Washington Avenue Historic District
Parkersburg High School-Washington Avenue Historic District
July 16, 1992
(#92000895)
Washington Ave. from Park Ave. to Dudley Ave., including 2101 Dudley
39°16′34″N 81°32′23″W / 39.276111°N 81.539722°W / 39.276111; -81.539722 (Parkersburg High School-Washington Avenue Historic District)
Parkersburg
32 Parkersburg Women's Club
Parkersburg Women's Club
Parkersburg Women's Club
October 8, 1982
(#82001782)
323 9th St.
39°16′02″N 81°33′21″W / 39.267222°N 81.555833°W / 39.267222; -81.555833 (Parkersburg Women's Club)
Parkersburg
33 St. Francis Xavier Church
St. Francis Xavier Church
St. Francis Xavier Church
December 22, 1978
(#78002813)
532 Market St.
39°15′58″N 81°33′35″W / 39.266111°N 81.559722°W / 39.266111; -81.559722 (St. Francis Xavier Church)
Parkersburg
34 Sharon Lodge No. 28 IOOF
Sharon Lodge No. 28 IOOF
Sharon Lodge No. 28 IOOF
October 8, 1982
(#82001784)
316 5th St.
39°15′55″N 81°33′37″W / 39.265278°N 81.560278°W / 39.265278; -81.560278 (Sharon Lodge No. 28 IOOF)
Parkersburg
35 Sixth Street Railroad Bridge
Sixth Street Railroad Bridge
Sixth Street Railroad Bridge
December 10, 1982
(#82001785)
6th Street
39°16′15″N 81°33′54″W / 39.27079°N 81.56503°W / 39.27079; -81.56503 (Sixth Street Railroad Bridge)
Parkersburg Extends into Washington County, Ohio
36 Smith Building
Smith Building
Smith Building
December 10, 1982
(#82001786)
310½ Market St.
39°15′53″N 81°33′44″W / 39.264722°N 81.562222°W / 39.264722; -81.562222 (Smith Building)
Parkersburg Demolished
37 W.H. Smith Hardware Company Building
W.H. Smith Hardware Company Building
W.H. Smith Hardware Company Building
May 2, 2003
(#03000349)
119 3rd St.
39°15′58″N 81°33′49″W / 39.266111°N 81.563611°W / 39.266111; -81.563611 (W.H. Smith Hardware Company Building)
Parkersburg
38 Smoot Theater
Smoot Theater
Smoot Theater
October 8, 1982
(#82001787)
213 5th St.
39°15′59″N 81°33′39″W / 39.266389°N 81.560833°W / 39.266389; -81.560833 (Smoot Theater)
Parkersburg
39 Tavenner House
Tavenner House
Tavenner House
November 10, 1982
(#82001788)
2401 Camden Ave.
39°15′19″N 81°33′04″W / 39.255278°N 81.551111°W / 39.255278; -81.551111 (Tavenner House)
Parkersburg
40 Tomlinson Mansion
Tomlinson Mansion
Tomlinson Mansion
July 24, 1974
(#74002022)
901 W. 3rd St.
39°24′02″N 81°27′49″W / 39.400556°N 81.463611°W / 39.400556; -81.463611 (Tomlinson Mansion)
Williamstown
41 Tracewell House April 26, 1991
(#91000450)
WV 95 west of Gihon Rd.
39°14′54″N 81°35′24″W / 39.248333°N 81.59°W / 39.248333; -81.59 (Tracewell House)
Parkersburg
42 Trinity Episcopal Church Rectory
Trinity Episcopal Church Rectory
Trinity Episcopal Church Rectory
December 10, 1982
(#82001789)
430 Juliana St.
39°15′59″N 81°33′41″W / 39.266500°N 81.561389°W / 39.266500; -81.561389 (Trinity Episcopal Church Rectory)
Parkersburg
43 Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
December 10, 1982
(#82001790)
424 Juliana St.
39°15′59″N 81°33′41″W / 39.266389°N 81.561389°W / 39.266389; -81.561389 (Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church)
Parkersburg
44 Union Trust & Deposit Co./Union Trust National Bank
Union Trust & Deposit Co./Union Trust National Bank
Union Trust & Deposit Co./Union Trust National Bank
October 8, 1982
(#82001791)
700 Market St.
39°16′01″N 81°33′29″W / 39.266944°N 81.558056°W / 39.266944; -81.558056 (Union Trust & Deposit Co./Union Trust National Bank)
Parkersburg
45 Peter G. Van Winkle House
Peter G. Van Winkle House
Peter G. Van Winkle House
October 8, 1982
(#82001792)
600 Juliana St.
39°16′02″N 81°33′35″W / 39.267222°N 81.559722°W / 39.267222; -81.559722 (Peter G. Van Winkle House)
Parkersburg Demolished
46 Walton Wait House
Walton Wait House
Walton Wait House
December 10, 1982
(#82001793)
1232 Murdoch Ave.
39°16′27″N 81°33′19″W / 39.274167°N 81.555278°W / 39.274167; -81.555278 (Walton Wait House)
Parkersburg Demolished
47 Windmill Quaker State
Windmill Quaker State
Windmill Quaker State
October 8, 1982
(#82001795)
800 Murdoch Ave.
39°16′11″N 81°33′32″W / 39.269722°N 81.558889°W / 39.269722; -81.558889 (Windmill Quaker State)
Parkersburg
48 Wood County Courthouse
Wood County Courthouse
Wood County Courthouse
August 29, 1979
(#79002606)
Court Sq. at 3rd and Market St.
39°15′53″N 81°33′46″W / 39.264722°N 81.562778°W / 39.264722; -81.562778 (Wood County Courthouse)
Parkersburg

Former listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Chancellor Hardware December 10, 1982
(#82001771)
September 21, 1992 114 3rd St.
Parkersburg Demolished
2 Guaranty Building October 8, 1982
(#82001891)
March 6, 1992 217 4th St.
Parkersburg Demolished January 29, 1992.
3 Parkersburg City Hall December 11, 1979
(#79002605)
April 2, 1981 5th and Market Sts.
Parkersburg Demolished 1980
4 Robb Apartments October 8, 1982
(#82001783)
December 22, 1987 201 8th St.
Parkersburg Demolished September 28, 1987
5 West Central WV Community Action Assoc., Inc. October 8, 1982
(#82001794)
January 5, 1988 804 Ann St.
Parkersburg

See also

References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  5. ^ a b Morgan, Brittany. "The Citizens National Bank and the Mather Building Being Demolished". Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  6. ^ Fort Boreman Park, Wood County Parks, 2010. Accessed 2013-05-07.