Ritter Park Historic District
Appearance
Ritter Park Historic District | |
Location | Ritter Park, including northern boundary streets, Huntington, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°24′15″N 82°26′16″W / 38.40417°N 82.43778°W |
Area | 120 acres (49 ha) |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Tudor Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 90001774 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 28, 1990 |
Ritter Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington, West Virginia. The district encompasses 68 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures, including the Ritter Park municipal park. The city purchased the park property in 1908. Dwellings in the district represent the finest styles in popular architecture from the years 1913 to 1940, including Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, and Tudor Revival.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Notable buildings
[edit]- Cammack House (1923)
- Marshall University President's House (1923)
- Park Terrace Apartments (c. 1939–1940)
- Ritter Park Apartments (1932)
- Weingartner House (c. 1923)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Ritter Park Historic District".
- ^ Beth Hager and Austin St. Clair (September 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ritter Park Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
universities
- Museums:
- Heritage Farm Museum and Village
- Huntington Children's Museum
- Huntington Museum of Art
- Huntington Railroad Museum
- Museum of Radio and Technology
- Safety Town
- Thomas Carroll House
- Touma Medical Museum
- Parks:
- Beech Fork State Park
- Camp Mad Anthony Wayne
- Harris Riverfront Park
- Harveytown Park
- Memorial Park
- Ritter Park
- Westmoreland Park
- Performing arts:
- Alchemy Theatre
- First Stage Theatre Company
- Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center
- Keith-Albee Theatre
- Ritter Park Amphitheater
- The Foundry Theatre
- Sports arenas and fields:
- Cam Henderson Center
- Chris Cline Athletic Complex
- Dot Hicks Field
- Jack Cook Field
- Joan C. Edwards Stadium
- Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
- Sports teams:
- Huntington Prep
- Marshall Thundering Herd
- Tri-State Coal Cats
- Cabell Huntington Hospital
- Hoops Family Children's Hospital
- HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
- Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital
- River Park Hospital
- St. Mary's Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Categories:
- Cabell County, West Virginia
- American Craftsman architecture in West Virginia
- Houses in Huntington, West Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Municipal parks in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Cabell County, West Virginia
- Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Tudor Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Historic districts in Huntington, West Virginia
- Metro Valley Registered Historic Place stubs