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The Beeches
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National Register of Historic Places

The Beeches

Listed as “Beeches, The” · Also known as Huntington-Skinner House; Woman's Club of St. Albans

On the National Register since 197947 years
ItalianateListed 1979St. Albans
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About The Beeches

The Beeches, at 805 Kanawha Ter., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 20, 1979. It was among the first 3 of St. Albans’s 12 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 86 other West Virginia listings. The listing covers 3 acres.

What it isBuilding in West Virginia, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 100 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

805 Kanawha Ter., St. Albans · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1The BeechesStart here
  2. 2James Weimer HouseClassical Revival · Built 1917 · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3William E. Mohler HouseVictorian Eclectic · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4St. Albans Main Street Historic DistrictColonial Revival · next door
  5. 5St. Albans Post OfficeColonial Revival · next door
Around it

7 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BCarter G. Woodson SchoolBuilding0.4 miDSt. Albans Railroad Industry Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBSt. Albans Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad DepotVernacular: Combination Station0.4 miBSt. Paul Baptist ChurchGothic Revival0.5 miBBank of St. Albans BuildingClassical Revival0.6 miBChilton HouseGothic Revival0.6 miBSt. Mark's Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival0.6 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Sterrett Brothers' Dry Goods Store10.8 mi away
Downtown Charleston Historic District (Additional Documentation)10.8 mi away
Malden Historic District15.8 mi away

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Questions about The Beeches

Is The Beeches on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 20, 1979 (Register number 79002586).

Is The Beeches a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; West Virginia has 18 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit The Beeches?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of The Beeches?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 100 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 86535477 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.