Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District

Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District

Chapel in Salt Sulphur Springs, 1974
Location U.S. Route 219, near Union, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°34′12″N 80°34′9″W / 37.57000°N 80.56917°W / 37.57000; -80.56917Coordinates: 37°34′12″N 80°34′9″W / 37.57000°N 80.56917°W / 37.57000; -80.56917
Area 34 acres (14 ha)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 85003412[1]
Added to NRHP October 31, 1985

Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Salt Sulphur Springs, near Union, West Virginia, Monroe County, West Virginia. The district includes seven contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and two contributing structures related to the Old Salt Sulphur Springs Resort or "Old Salt." Notable properties include the Old Stone Hotel, Episcopal Chapel, Stone Store Building (1820), Stone Bath House (1820), Stone Spring House (c. 1820), Sweet Sulphur Springs Site (discovered 1802), Salt Sulphur Spring (discovered 1805), and Iodine Spring (1838). It is the area's most significant collection of native limestone buildings.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Monroe County Historical Society (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
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