Cameron Downtown

United States historic place


Cameron Downtown
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

B&O Building / Ford Building, 2 Main Street
39°49′35″N 80°33′57″W / 39.82639°N 80.56583°W / 39.82639; -80.56583
Area	12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built	1895
Architect	Hamilton, Carl
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	98001473 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 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

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ 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.

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-293, "Curved Building, 2 Main Street, Cameron, Marshall County, WV", 17 photos, 7 data pages, 6 photo caption pages

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia

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