Luna Park Historic District

Coordinates: 38°21′41″N 81°39′11″W / 38.36139°N 81.65306°W / 38.36139; -81.65306
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Luna Park Historic District
Luna Park Historic District is located in West Virginia
Luna Park Historic District
Luna Park Historic District is located in the United States
Luna Park Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Main St., Glenwood Ave., Delaware Ave., & Kanawha Blvd. W., West Side (Charleston), West Virginia
Coordinates38°21′41″N 81°39′11″W / 38.36139°N 81.65306°W / 38.36139; -81.65306
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Builtc. 1910 (1910)-1945
ArchitectNorman, John C. Norman (300/2/4/6/8 Park Avenye)
H. Rus Warne (180 Grant Street)
others
Architectural styleAmerican Foursquare, American Craftsman/Bungalow, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.12000181[1]
Added to NRHPApril 3, 2012

Luna Park Historic District is a federally designated national historic district located in the West Side neighborhood of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It encompasses 444 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Charleston. The majority of the homes in the district were constructed in the mid to late 1925s and early 1930s and a portion of the district was the location of a local amusement park, Luna Park, from 1912 until 1923. The houses reflect a variety of popular architectural styles including American Foursquare, American Craftsman / Bungalow, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival, including Dutch Colonial Revival.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/02/12 through 4/06/12. National Park Service. April 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Erin Riebe and Bethany Canfield (November 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Luna Park Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2014.