Cameron Downtown
B&O Building / Ford Building, 2 Main Street
Cameron Downtown is located in West Virginia
Cameron Downtown
Cameron Downtown is located in the United States
Cameron Downtown
LocationRoughly Bounded by Church St., Waynesburg Ave., Main St., and Park St., Cameron, West Virginia
Coordinates39°49′35″N 80°33′57″W / 39.82639°N 80.56583°W / 39.82639; -80.56583
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1895
ArchitectHamilton, Carl
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.98001473 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1998

Cameron Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia. It encompasses 27 contributing buildings in the commercial core developed after a severe fire in 1895 which destroyed much of the downtown area. They are large 2-4 story brick buildings reflecting the Classical Revival and Colonial Revival styles. Notable buildings include the Masonic Lodge 17 (c. 1900), Romine Building/Moose Lodge 758 (c. 1900), First Presbyterian Church (1907), First United Methodist Church (1894), Hotel Main (c. 1896-1897), Finlayson's 5 & 10/ Senior Citizens Building (c. 1896), Flatiron Building (1896), First Christian Church of Cameron (1896), and Old B&O Freight Station (1878).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Katherine M. Jourdan (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cameron Downtown Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.


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