PAWV Endangered Sites List

Endangered Historical Sites of West Virginia
Text By Billy Joe Peyton

For this year, we have good news and bad news. Listed in alphabetical order by the property name, first we have the bad news: the following properties are in imminent danger of being lost!

+ Fleshman-Clark Farm (Fayetteville, Fayette County)

+ Fort Hill Archeology Site (Morgantown, Monongalia County)

+ Keith-Albee Theater (Huntington, Cabell County)

+ Neighborhood Schools (All Counties Statewide)

+ Staats Hospital (Charleston, Kanawha County)

Progress Made On Former Endangered Sites

...Now for the good news. Some previously endangered sites have positive developments to report. Please notice that although significant progress has been made, several of these sites are presently far from “safe!”

+ Archeology Collections (Moundsville, Marshall County - 1999 Endangered List)

+ Cass Historic District (Cass, Pocahontas County - 2002 Endangered List)

+ Clendenin Middle School (Clendenin, Kanawha County - 2002 Endangered List)

+ "Coin" Harvey Home (Huntington, Cabell County - 1999 Endangered List)

+ Elkins Mill Building (Elkins, Randolph County - 2003 Endangered Nominee)

+ Jefferson County Jail (Charlestown, Jefferson County - 2002 Endangered List)

+ Marion County Jail (Fairmont, Marion County - 2003 Endangered Nominee)

+ Murphy Farm (Harpers Ferry Area, Jefferson County - 2002 Endangered List)

DO YOU KNOW OF AN ENDANGERED HISTORIC SITE IN WEST VIRGINIA?

The Preservation Alliance is always looking for historic places in the Mountain State about to slip off into oblivion. To nominate a local site for consideration, write to PAWV (PO Box 3371, Charleston, WV 25333) giving as much information as you can. For information and help with saving your historic site, please contact the West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office ( at www.wvculture.org/shpo or call 304-558-0240) or the Preservation Alliance at info@pawv.org.