Roughly bounded by B&O RR right-of-way , N. Queen St., Moler Ave., and High St., Martinsburg, West Virginia. County/parish: Berkeley.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 10, 1980. NRIS 80004417.
Part of Berkeley County MRA (NRIS 64000958).
172 contributing buildings.
The East Martinsburg Historic District is associated with the growth of Martinsburg, West Virginia during the 1850s, when the development of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad brought German and Irish settlers to the area. The district includes areas known as Buena Vista, Chevally City, St. Vincent, Hooge's Addition, Small's Addition, Carver's Addition, Mohler's Addition, Strinesville and East Strinesville.
The oldest sections of the district have concentrations of pre-Civil War buildings in the Greek Revival style, while later sections include Gothic Revival, Queen Anne and Classical Revival buildings.
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86534276