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📜 History & landmarks · Monument

Vancroft

A monument in Wellsburg, in the middle of things: 47 places within a five-minute walk. One of 12 history & landmarks in Wellsburg.

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On the National Register since 1982

Wellsburg Historic District

Wellsburg Historic District

Wellsburg Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 1, 1982. It is significant for its industry, commerce, transportation and exploration/settlement at the state level. Its architecture is described as Federal and Italianate and Victorian and Romanesque and Greek Revival and Beaux-Arts and Eastlake. The district takes in 693 historic buildings.

Wellsburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It encompasses 693 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Wellsburg. Notable buildings include the Brooke County Courthouse (1836), Northwestern Bank of Virginia (1835), Christ Episcopal Church (1887), First Methodist Church (1853), Patrick Gass Cottag…

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Landmark And Historical BuildingFountain
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47 places within a five-minute walk of Vancroft.

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Brinker Rd

The nearest neighbor is Wellsburg Historic District, 1 min walk away.

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AddressBrinker Rd · 26070
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Brinker Rd
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Website
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=32510392
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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