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

Berkeley County

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[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location City or town Description
1 Mt. Pleasant School
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

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[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
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 (Barnett Hospital and Nursing School)
Huntington
2 Douglass Junior and Senior High School
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 (Douglass Junior and Senior High School)
Huntington
3 West Virginia Colored Children's Home
West Virginia Colored Children's Home
West Virginia Colored Children's Home
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 (West Virginia Colored Children's Home)
Huntington Demolished on May 5, 2011 to make room for a new middle school.[4][5]

Fayette County

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[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location City or town Description
1 Camp Washington-Carver Complex
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

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[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location City or town Description
1 Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery
Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery
Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery
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 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 (Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church)
Romney
3 Washington Place
Washington Place
Washington Place
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

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[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location City or town Description
1 Kelly Miller High School 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

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[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location City or town Description
1 Halltown Colored Free School
Halltown Colored Free School
Halltown Colored Free School
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
Halltown Union Colored Sunday School
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 Union Colored Sunday School)
Halltown
3 Storer College
Storer College
Storer College
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

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[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location City or town Description
1 African Zion Baptist Church
African Zion Baptist Church
African Zion Baptist Church
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
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
Booker T. Washington State Park
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
Canty House
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
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
Garnet High School
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
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
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
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 (Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church)
Charleston
10 Samuel Starks House
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

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

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

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

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[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
Second Ward Negro Elementary School
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 (Second Ward Negro Elementary School)
Morgantown

Pocahontas County

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Preston County

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[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location City or town Description
1 Indian Rocks Dining Hall
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

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See also

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References

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  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 The eight- or nine-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.
  4. "Cabell school officials ready to mitigate loss of old orphanage". July 18, 2010.
  5. Herald-Dispatch.com, Huntongton, WV, May 6, 2011