Wees Historic District

Generally bounded by Randolph and S. Randolph Aves., Sycamore St., Diamond St. and Boundary and Terrace Aves., Elkins, West Virginia. County/parish: Randolph.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 24, 2006. NRIS 06000164.

282 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 1 contributing object.

From Wikipedia:

Wees Historic District

Wees Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. It encompasses 282 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in a primarily residential section of Elkins. The district includes houses representative of popular architectural styles between about 1890 and 1955. The district also includes a variety of domestic dependencies, several historic churches, the 7.9-acre City Park, a Works Progress Administration-era public building, and a small number of commercial buildings. Also in the district is a bronze equestrian statue of Henry Gassaway Davis. Located in the district are the previously listed Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church, Randolph County Courthouse and Jail, and the Warfield-Dye Residence.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86536073

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