List of African-American historic places in West Virginia

This is intended to be a complete list of the African American historic places in West Virginia. The locations and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.^[1]

Color	Denotes
NRHP listing	National Register of Historic Places listing
NRHP HD	National Register Historic District
Not listed on the NRHP	Not listed on the National Register

**Contents:** Counties in West Virginia with African American Historic Places
Berkeley - Cabell - Fayette - Hampshire - Harrison - Jefferson - Kanawha - Lewis - McDowell - Mercer - Monongalia - Pocahontas - Preston - Wood

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Berkeley County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Mt. Pleasant School	Mt. Pleasant School	September 18, 2008 (#08000928)	Abiding Way 39°21′49″N 78°07′28″W / 39.363611°N 78.124444°W / 39.363611; -78.124444 (Mt. Pleasant School)	Gerrardstown

Cabell County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Barnett Hospital and Nursing School	Barnett Hospital and Nursing School	December 30, 2009 (#09001190)	1201 7th Ave. 38°25′03″N 82°26′15″W / 38.417617°N 82.437514°W / 38.417617; -82.437514	Huntington
2	Douglass Junior and Senior High School	Douglass Junior and Senior High School	December 5, 1985 (#85003091)	10th Ave. and Bruce St. 38°24′52″N 82°25′53″W / 38.414444°N 82.431389°W / 38.414444; -82.431389	Huntington
3	West Virginia Colored Children's Home	West Virginia Colored Children's Home More images	November 13, 1997 (#97001413)	3353 U.S. Route 60 38°24′34″N 82°22′25″W / 38.409444°N 82.373611°W / 38.409444; -82.373611	Huntington	Demolished on May 5, 2011 to make room for a new middle school.^[4]^[5]

Fayette County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Camp Washington-Carver Complex	Camp Washington-Carver Complex	June 20, 1980 (#80004017)	County Route 11/3 38°00′36″N 80°58′14″W / 38.01°N 80.970556°W / 38.01; -80.970556 (Camp Washington-Carver Complex)	Clifftop

Hampshire County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town
1	Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery	Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery More images	Not listed (#unlisted)	Along U.S. Route 50 39°20′30″N 78°46′04″W / 39.3417°N 78.7678°W / 39.3417; -78.7678 (Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery)	Romney
2	Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church	Upload image	Not listed (#unlisted)	239 North High Street (West Virginia Route 28) 39°20′40″N 78°45′20″W / 39.3443413°N 78.7554966°W / 39.3443413; -78.7554966	Romney
3	Washington Place	Washington Place More images	Not listed (#unlisted)	Along West Virginia Route 28 39°21′14″N 78°45′09″W / 39.354003°N 78.752489°W / 39.354003; -78.752489 (Washington Place)	Romney

Harrison County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Kelly Miller High School	Upload image	Not listed (#unlisted)	E. B. Saunders Way 39°16′36″N 80°20′09″W / 39.27675°N 80.33589°W / 39.27675; -80.33589 (Kelly Miller High School)	Clarksburg

Jefferson County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town
1	Halltown Colored Free School	Halltown Colored Free School More images	August 25, 2004 (#04000912)	Halltown Rd., 0.5 mi (0.80 km) northeast of U.S. Route 340 39°18′44″N 77°48′06″W / 39.312222°N 77.801667°W / 39.312222; -77.801667 (Halltown Colored Free School)	Halltown
2	Halltown Union Colored Sunday School	Halltown Union Colored Sunday School More images	January 12, 1984 (#84003591)	Off U.S. Route 340 39°18′34″N 77°48′11″W / 39.309444°N 77.803056°W / 39.309444; -77.803056	Halltown
3	Storer College	Storer College More images	October 15, 1966 (#66000041)	Contributing property to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park NRHP listing 39°19′26″N 77°44′07″W / 39.323789°N 77.735414°W / 39.323789; -77.735414 (Storer College)	Harpers Ferry

Kanawha County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town
1	African Zion Baptist Church	African Zion Baptist Church More images	December 27, 1974 (#74002010)	4104 Malden Dr. 38°17′58″N 81°33′26″W / 38.299444°N 81.557222°W / 38.299444; -81.557222 (African Zion Baptist Church)	Malden
2	Booker T. Washington High School	Booker T. Washington High School	December 3, 1999 (#99001399)	Wyatt St. off U.S. Route 60 38°12′04″N 81°22′17″W / 38.201111°N 81.371389°W / 38.201111; -81.371389 (Booker T. Washington High School)	London
3	Booker T. Washington State Park	Booker T. Washington State Park More images	Not listed (#unlisted)	Northern terminus of Pinewood Drive 38°22′55″N 81°44′53″W / 38.381944°N 81.748056°W / 38.381944; -81.748056 (Booker T. Washington State Park)	Institute
4	Canty House	Canty House More images	September 23, 1988 (#88001587)	WV 25 38°22′57″N 81°45′48″W / 38.3825°N 81.763333°W / 38.3825; -81.763333 (Canty House)	Institute
5	East Hall	East Hall	September 26, 1988 (#88001585)	West Quadrangle, West Virginia State University 38°22′44″N 81°46′07″W / 38.378889°N 81.768611°W / 38.378889; -81.768611 (East Hall)	Institute
6	Garnet High School	Garnet High School More images	July 24, 1990 (#90001068)	422 Dickinson St. 38°21′04″N 81°37′48″W / 38.351111°N 81.63°W / 38.351111; -81.63 (Garnet High School)	Charleston
7	Elizabeth Harden Gilmore House	Elizabeth Harden Gilmore House	September 17, 1988 (#88001462)	514 Broad St. (now Leon Sullivan Way) 38°21′03″N 81°37′39″W / 38.350833°N 81.6275°W / 38.350833; -81.6275 (Elizabeth Harden Gilmore House)	Charleston
8	Mattie V. Lee Home	Mattie V. Lee Home	June 16, 1992 (#92000303)	810 Donnally St. 38°21′06″N 81°37′51″W / 38.351667°N 81.630833°W / 38.351667; -81.630833 (Mattie V. Lee Home)	Charleston
9	Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church	Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church	August 5, 1991 (#91001011)	607 Shrewsbury St. 38°21′06″N 81°37′44″W / 38.351667°N 81.628889°W / 38.351667; -81.628889	Charleston
10	Samuel Starks House	Samuel Starks House	February 1, 1988 (#87002526)	413 Shrewsbury St. 38°21′02″N 81°37′50″W / 38.350556°N 81.630556°W / 38.350556; -81.630556 (Samuel Starks House)	Charleston

Lewis County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Weston Colored School	Weston Colored School	April 9, 1993 (#93000224)	345 Center St. 39°02′23″N 80°27′53″W / 39.039722°N 80.464722°W / 39.039722; -80.464722 (Weston Colored School)	Weston

McDowell County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	World War Memorial	World War Memorial	April 9, 1993 (#93000227)	U.S. Route 52 37°25′31″N 81°30′24″W / 37.425278°N 81.506667°W / 37.425278; -81.506667 (World War Memorial)	Kimball

Mercer County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	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

Monongalia County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Second Ward Negro Elementary School	Second Ward Negro Elementary School More images	July 28, 1992 (#92000896)	Junction of White and Posten Aves. 39°37′17″N 79°56′57″W / 39.621389°N 79.949167°W / 39.621389; -79.949167	Morgantown

Pocahontas County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Seebert Lane Colored School	Upload image	December 12, 2012 (#12001053)	Seebert Rd. 38°08′47″N 80°11′39″W / 38.146332°N 80.194049°W / 38.146332; -80.194049 (Seebert Lane Colored School)	Seebert

Preston County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Indian Rocks Dining Hall	Indian Rocks Dining Hall	January 8, 2003 (#02001688)	WV 7, 1 mile east of Reedsville 39°30′37″N 79°45′55″W / 39.510278°N 79.765278°W / 39.510278; -79.765278 (Indian Rocks Dining Hall)	Reedsville

Wood County

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[3]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Bethel AME Church	Bethel AME Church	October 8, 1998 (#82001767)	820 Clay St. 39°15′58″N 81°33′18″W / 39.266111°N 81.555°W / 39.266111; -81.555 (Bethel AME Church)	Parkersburg	Demolished
2	Henry Logan Memorial AME Church	Henry Logan Memorial AME Church More images	December 16, 1982 (#82001778)	Ann and 6th Sts. 39°16′05″N 81°33′41″W / 39.268056°N 81.561389°W / 39.268056; -81.561389 (Henry Logan Memorial AME Church)	Parkersburg

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ 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.
^ "Cabell school officials ready to mitigate loss of old orphanage". July 18, 2010.
^ Herald-Dispatch.com, Huntongton, WV, May 6, 2011

This page was last edited on 11 May 2024, at 02:29