Old Charles Town Historic District

Historic district in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place


Charles Town, Old, Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

39°17′14″N 77°51′43″W / 39.28722°N 77.86194°W / 39.28722; -77.86194
Built	1747
Architect	Washington, Charles; Hunter, Andrew, et al.
Architectural style	Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	00001308
Added to NRHP	November 2, 2000^[1]

The Old Charles Town Historic District comprises more than three hundred structures, primarily residences, in Charles Town, West Virginia. In contrast to the mainly commercial Downtown Charles Town Historic District, the Old Charles Town Historic District includes many early houses, some of log construction. Later houses are in the Federal style, with Italianate and Greek Revival buildings. A number of Second Empire and Victorian homes are present.

The most notable house in the district is Hunter Hill, the house of Andrew Hunter, chief prosecutor of John Brown. Built in 1820, the house was destroyed during the American Civil War by his Unionist cousin David Hunter, and was rebuilt in 1865.^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ Barbara E. Rasmussen (June 30, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Old Charles Town Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)