National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
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NPS Form 10-900 CM3Na1 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form 1. Name of Property_______________________________ historic name Wees Historic District other names/site number 2. Location Generally bounded by Randolph and South Randolph Avenues. Sycamore Street. street & number Diamond Street, and Boundary and Terrace Avenues_______ not for publication N/A city or town Elkins vicinity N/A state West Virginia _code WV county Randolph code 083 zip code 26241 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this _ _ nomination request fordetermination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places apra^neets the procedural anoXpTbfessional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property \/ meets _ does ncvneet the National Registerfcritene. I recommend that this property be considered significant __ nationally __ statewide _v locally^rf _ See continuation sheel for additional cwjiments.) / / 'JLJUU^ 1/VV \AQ\£JL^________<9* 7/O . _.., ure of certifying official/Title Date J State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property __ meets __ does not meet the National Register criteria. (__ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of commenting official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I herejjfcertify that this property is: Date of Action entered in the National Register __ See continuation sheet. determined eligible for the National Register See continuation sheet. determined not eligible for the National Register _removed from the National Register other (explain): Wees Historic District Randolph County, WV Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously-listed resources in the count) private building(s) Contributing Noncontributing public-local district 282_______96 buildings public-State site sites public-Federal structure structures object objects 284 98 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously (enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing) listed in the National Register _____N/A___________________ four 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC/single dwelling DOMESTIC/single dwelling DOMESTIC/secondary structure DOMESTIC/secondary structure RELIGION/religious facility RELIGION/religious facility LANDSCAPE /park LANDSCAPE/park RECREATION AND CULTURE/statue RECREATION AND CULTURE/statue GOVERNMENT/ government office GOVERNMENT/government office COMMERCE/TRADE/store______ COMMERCE /TRADE / store______ RELIGION / church-related residence RELIGION / church-related residence RECREATION / CULTURE /museum 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Late 19th and Early 20th Century American/ foundation STONE /sandstone: BRICK American/American Foursquare______ walls WOOD: BRICK: STUCCO Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Colonial Revival Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Tudor Revival roof STONE/slate; ASPHALT; METAL; CERAMIC TILE Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Neo-Classical other WOOD; STONE: BRICK_____________ Revival___________________________ LATE VICTORIAN/Gothic Revival____________ LATE VICTORIAN/Queen Anne______________ Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets) Refer to Continuation Sheets Wees Historic District Randolph County. WV Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing) A Property is associated with events that have made ARCHITECTURE a significant contribution to the broad patterns of COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT our history. ENTERTAINMENT / RECREATION_________ B Property is associated with the lives of persons Period of Significance significant in our past. c. 1890-c. 1955 C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses Significant Dates high artistic values, or represents a significant and 1890 distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. Significant Person D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) information important in prehistory or history. Bradv, A. Spates________ Wimer. Frank C. Criteria Considerations Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) Cultural Affiliation Property is: N/A_________ __ A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. Architect/Builder __ B removed from its original location. Cassell, Charles E. , architect Conn. J. P. builder C a birthplace or a grave. Dean, Frank E.. architect Edwards. Glenn. builder D a cemetery. Fulton, J. C., architect Harding. Clarence L.. architect E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. McHale, Edward T., builder Saint-Lanne, Louis, sculptor __ F a commemorative property. Whiteman, T. R., architect and builder __ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: preliminary determination of individual listing (36 State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested. Other state agency previously listed in the National Register Federal agency previously determined eligible by the National Register Local government designated a National Historic Landmark University recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Other # Name of repository: recorded by Historic American Engineering Elkins Historic Landmarks Commission Record # __ Wees Historic District Randolph County, WV Name of Property County and State 10. Geographicai Data Acreage of Property 80 acres U. S. G. S. Quad map: Elkins. West Virginia UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 1 17 600306 4309563 3 17 600472 4308607 2 17 600791 4309219 4 17 599814 4309407 N/A See continuation sheet. Verbal Boundary Description (See Continuation Sheet) Boundary Justification (See Continuation Sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title David L. Tavlor. Principal organization Tavlor & Tavlor Associates. Inc. date October. 2005 street & number 9 Walnut Street_________ telephone 814-849-4900 city or town Brookville _state PA zip code 15825 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name_____Multiple owners street & number telephone city or town ___ state zip code NFS Form 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Wees Historic District Randolph County, WV Section Number 7 Page 1_____________________________________ 7. Description The Wees Historic District (Photos 1-22; Figs. 1-10) is a primarily residential historic district of 80 acres, located on the northwest side of the city of Elkins, Randolph County, in north-central West Virginia. The district lies southeast of the previously-listed Davis and Elkins Historic District (NR 1984), which contains the college campus of the same name, and is northeast of the Downtown Elkins Historic District (NR 1995). Four properties within the Wees Historic District were previously listed in the National Register: the Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church at 450 Randolph Avenue (NR 1984; Photo No. 2; Resource No.2), the Randolph County Court House and Jail at Randolph Avenue and High Street (NR 1980; Photo No. 4; Resource Nos. 32 and 35, respectively), and the Warfield-Dye House at 318 Buffalo Street (NR 1997; Resource No. 329). These properties appear in the Resource Inventory and on the district map, but are not included in the resource count in Section 5. The Wees Historic District contains a total of 382 unlisted resources, of which 286 (75%) contribute to the character of the district and 98 (25%) are non-contributing features. 1 Contributing elements are those which both date from within the period of significance of the district and retain individual integrity, while non- contributing resources are those which post-date the period of significance and/or have undergone unsympathetic alteration to the extent that they no longer