List_of_African-American_historic_places_in_West_Virginia
This is intended to be a complete list of the African American historic places in West Virginia. The locations and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.[1]
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| Color | Denotes |
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| NRHP listing | National Register of Historic Places listing |
| NRHP HD | National Register Historic District |
| Not listed on the NRHP | Not listed on the National Register |
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| Berkeley - Cabell - Fayette - Hampshire - Harrison - Jefferson - Kanawha - Lewis - McDowell - Mercer - Monongalia - Pocahontas - Preston - Wood |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | Mt. Pleasant School |  |
September 18, 2008 (#08000928) |
Abiding Way 39°21′49″N 78°07′28″W |
Gerrardstown |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | Barnett Hospital and Nursing School | December 30, 2009 (#09001190) |
1201 7th Ave. 38°25′03″N 82°26′15″W |
Huntington | ||
| 2 | Douglass Junior and Senior High School | December 5, 1985 (#85003091) |
10th Ave. and Bruce St. 38°24′52″N 82°25′53″W |
Huntington | ||
| 3 | West Virginia Colored Children's Home | November 13, 1997 (#97001413) |
3353 U.S. Route 60 38°24′34″N 82°22′25″W |
Huntington | Demolished on May 5, 2011 to make room for a new middle school.[4][5] |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | Camp Washington-Carver Complex | June 20, 1980 (#80004017) |
County Route 11/3 38°00′36″N 80°58′14″W |
Clifftop |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery | Not listed (#unlisted) |
Along U.S. Route 50 39°20′30″N 78°46′04″W |
Romney | ||
| 2 | Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church | Upload image | Not listed (#unlisted) |
239 North High Street (West Virginia Route 28) 39°20′40″N 78°45′20″W |
Romney | |
| 3 | Washington Place | Not listed (#unlisted) |
Along West Virginia Route 28 39°21′14″N 78°45′09″W |
Romney |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | Kelly Miller High School | Upload image | Not listed (#unlisted) |
E. B. Saunders Way 39°16′36″N 80°20′09″W |
Clarksburg |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | Halltown Colored Free School | August 25, 2004 (#04000912) |
Halltown Rd., 0.5 mi (0.80 km) northeast of U.S. Route 340 39°18′44″N 77°48′06″W |
Halltown | ||
| 2 | Halltown Union Colored Sunday School | January 12, 1984 (#84003591) |
Off U.S. Route 340 39°18′34″N 77°48′11″W |
Halltown | ||
| 3 | Storer College | October 15, 1966 (#66000041) |
Contributing property to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park NRHP listing 39°19′26″N 77°44′07″W |
Harpers Ferry |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | African Zion Baptist Church | December 27, 1974 (#74002010) |
4104 Malden Dr. 38°17′58″N 81°33′26″W |
Malden | ||
| 2 | Booker T. Washington High School | December 3, 1999 (#99001399) |
Wyatt St. off U.S. Route 60 38°12′04″N 81°22′17″W |
London | ||
| 3 | Booker T. Washington State Park | Not listed (#unlisted) |
Northern terminus of Pinewood Drive 38°22′55″N 81°44′53″W |
Institute | ||
| 4 | Canty House | September 23, 1988 (#88001587) |
WV 25 38°22′57″N 81°45′48″W |
Institute | ||
| 5 | East Hall | September 26, 1988 (#88001585) |
West Quadrangle, West Virginia State University 38°22′44″N 81°46′07″W |
Institute | ||
| 6 | Garnet High School | July 24, 1990 (#90001068) |
422 Dickinson St. 38°21′04″N 81°37′48″W |
Charleston | ||
| 7 | Elizabeth Harden Gilmore House | September 17, 1988 (#88001462) |
514 Broad St. (now Leon Sullivan Way) 38°21′03″N 81°37′39″W |
Charleston | ||
| 8 | Mattie V. Lee Home | June 16, 1992 (#92000303) |
810 Donnally St. 38°21′06″N 81°37′51″W |
Charleston | ||
| 9 | Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church | August 5, 1991 (#91001011) |
607 Shrewsbury St. 38°21′06″N 81°37′44″W |
Charleston | ||
| 10 | Samuel Starks House | February 1, 1988 (#87002526) |
413 Shrewsbury St. 38°21′02″N 81°37′50″W |
Charleston |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | Weston Colored School | April 9, 1993 (#93000224) |
345 Center St. 39°02′23″N 80°27′53″W |
Weston |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | World War Memorial | April 9, 1993 (#93000227) |
U.S. Route 52 37°25′31″N 81°30′24″W |
Kimball |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | Hancock House | January 17, 1990 (#89001783) |
300 Sussex St. 37°16′33″N 81°13′13″W |
Bluefield |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | Second Ward Negro Elementary School | July 28, 1992 (#92000896) |
Junction of White and Posten Aves. 39°37′17″N 79°56′57″W |
Morgantown |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | Seebert Lane Colored School | Upload image | December 12, 2012 (#12001053) |
Seebert Rd. 38°08′47″N 80°11′39″W |
Seebert |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | Indian Rocks Dining Hall | January 8, 2003 (#02001688) |
WV 7, 1 mile east of Reedsville 39°30′37″N 79°45′55″W |
Reedsville |
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| [2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | City or town | Description |
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| 1 | Bethel AME Church | October 8, 1998 (#82001767) |
820 Clay St. 39°15′58″N 81°33′18″W |
Parkersburg | Demolished | |
| 2 | Henry Logan Memorial AME Church | December 16, 1982 (#82001778) |
Ann and 6th Sts. 39°16′05″N 81°33′41″W |
Parkersburg |
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.