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National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, West Virginia

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Location of Mercer County in West Virginia

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, West Virginia.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]

There are 20 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 8, 2024.[2]

Contents: Counties in West Virginia


Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District
Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District
Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District
March 18, 1987
(#87000630)
Roughly bounded by Princeton Ave. and Scott, High, and Russell Sts.
37°16′04″N 81°13′18″W / 37.267778°N 81.221667°W / 37.267778; -81.221667 (Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District)
Bluefield
2 Bluefield Green Book Historic District July 24, 2024
(#100010606)
1039-1047 Wayne Street
37°16′25″N 81°12′59″W / 37.2736°N 81.2163°W / 37.2736; -81.2163 (Bluefield Green Book Historic District)
Bluefield
3 Bramwell Historic District
Bramwell Historic District
Bramwell Historic District
February 10, 1983
(#83003244)
Main, Rose, Bloch, Duhring, Wyatt, Church, and N. and S. River Sts.
37°19′26″N 81°18′35″W / 37.323889°N 81.309722°W / 37.323889; -81.309722 (Bramwell Historic District)
Bramwell
4 Bramwell Additions Historic District
Bramwell Additions Historic District
Bramwell Additions Historic District
August 3, 1995
(#95000877)
Along Bluestone Ave. SW of US 92, also two discontiguous areas N and W along the Bluestone R.; Parts of Bluestone Ave., Clifton St., Renova St., Simmons Ave., Simmons St. and Spring St.
37°19′26″N 81°18′15″W / 37.323889°N 81.304167°W / 37.323889; -81.304167 (Bramwell Additions Historic District)
Bramwell
5 Country Club Hill Historic District November 5, 1992
(#92000878)
Along Whitethorn, Lebanon and Liberty Sts.
37°14′56″N 81°14′00″W / 37.248778°N 81.233333°W / 37.248778; -81.233333 (Country Club Hill Historic District)
Bluefield
6 Easley House
Easley House
Easley House
July 29, 1992
(#92000879)
1500 College Ave.
37°15′01″N 81°14′12″W / 37.250278°N 81.236667°W / 37.250278; -81.236667 (Easley House)
Bluefield
7 First Baptist Church of Bluefield August 8, 2023
(#100009142)
100 Duhring St.
37°16′04″N 81°13′34″W / 37.2679°N 81.2262°W / 37.2679; -81.2262 (First Baptist Church of Bluefield)
Bluefield
8 Col. William Henderson French House March 12, 1976
(#76001940)
South of Athens off WV 20
37°23′46″N 81°01′36″W / 37.396111°N 81.026667°W / 37.396111; -81.026667 (Col. William Henderson French House)
Athens
9 Dr. James W. Hale House
Dr. James W. Hale House
Dr. James W. Hale House
March 12, 1976
(#76001941)
1034 Mercer St.
37°22′06″N 81°05′54″W / 37.368333°N 81.098333°W / 37.368333; -81.098333 (Dr. James W. Hale House)
Princeton
10 Hancock House
Hancock House
Hancock House
January 17, 1990
(#89001783)
300 Sussex St.
37°16′33″N 81°13′13″W / 37.275833°N 81.220278°W / 37.275833; -81.220278 (Hancock House)
Bluefield
11 Jefferson Street Historic District
Jefferson Street Historic District
Jefferson Street Historic District
July 29, 1992
(#92000877)
Along Jefferson St. between Cumberland Rd. and College Ave.
37°15′05″N 81°13′02″W / 37.251389°N 81.217222°W / 37.251389; -81.217222 (Jefferson Street Historic District)
Bluefield
12 Dr. Robert B. McNutt House
Dr. Robert B. McNutt House
Dr. Robert B. McNutt House
July 25, 2001
(#01000777)
1522 N. Walker St.
37°22′02″N 81°06′10″W / 37.367222°N 81.102778°W / 37.367222; -81.102778 (Dr. Robert B. McNutt House)
Princeton
13 Mercer County Courthouse
Mercer County Courthouse
Mercer County Courthouse
November 28, 1980
(#80004032)
Courthouse Sq.
37°21′56″N 81°06′12″W / 37.365556°N 81.103333°W / 37.365556; -81.103333 (Mercer County Courthouse)
Princeton
14 Mercer Street Historic District
Mercer Street Historic District
Mercer Street Historic District
October 17, 2003
(#03001060)
Mercer St. between N. 1st St. and North St.
37°22′13″N 81°05′15″W / 37.370278°N 81.0875°W / 37.370278; -81.0875 (Mercer Street Historic District)
Princeton
15 Municipal Building
Municipal Building
Municipal Building
May 29, 1979
(#79002591)
514 Bland St.
37°16′04″N 81°13′22″W / 37.267778°N 81.222778°W / 37.267778; -81.222778 (Municipal Building)
Bluefield
16 President's House, Bluefield State College December 3, 1999
(#99001400)
Rock St.
37°16′04″N 81°14′09″W / 37.267778°N 81.235833°W / 37.267778; -81.235833 (President's House, Bluefield State College)
Bluefield
17 Princeton Post Office July 6, 2020
(#100005316)
920 Mercer St.
37°22′11″N 81°05′46″W / 37.3696°N 81.0962°W / 37.3696; -81.0962 (Princeton Post Office)
Princeton Now houses the Princeton Public Library.
18 South Bluefield Historic District
South Bluefield Historic District
South Bluefield Historic District
July 29, 1992
(#92000876)
Along Mountain View Rd., Bland Rd., Oakhurst, and Parkway
37°15′29″N 81°12′55″W / 37.258056°N 81.215278°W / 37.258056; -81.215278 (South Bluefield Historic District)
Bluefield
19 Upper Oakhurst Historic District
Upper Oakhurst Historic District
Upper Oakhurst Historic District
July 29, 1992
(#92000875)
Along Oakhurst Ave., Groveland Dr., Edgewood Rd., and Mountain View Rd.
37°15′45″N 81°12′22″W / 37.262500°N 81.206111°W / 37.262500; -81.206111 (Upper Oakhurst Historic District)
Bluefield
20 Virginian Railway Yard Historic District May 1, 2003
(#03000351)
0.5 mi (0.80 km) north of junction of WV 20 and railroad tracks
37°22′41″N 81°05′11″W / 37.378056°N 81.086389°W / 37.378056; -81.086389 (Virginian Railway Yard Historic District)
Princeton

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.