Upper Oakhurst Historic District

Historic district in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place


Upper Oakhurst Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

House on Edgewood Road
37°15′45″N 81°12′22″W / 37.26250°N 81.20611°W / 37.26250; -81.20611
Area	21.3 acres (8.6 ha)
Architect	Alex B. Mahood Et al.
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman
MPS	South Bluefield MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000875^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 29, 1992

Upper Oakhurst Historic District is a national historic district located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. The district includes 37 contributing buildings in a residential area adjacent to South Bluefield. The buildings are primarily large single-family residences on large lots. The properties were mostly developed during the 1920s, and are representative of popular architectural styles, including Colonial Revival and Classical Revival. A number of the homes were designed by architect Alex B. Mahood.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Michael Gioulis (December 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Upper Oakhurst Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 18, 2011.