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Northern Railroad Water Tower

2/23/2012

 
Kingwood, Preston County

2017 Update: No updates have been made available to PAWV in 2017.

As of the last update provided to PAWV, in April 2015, Preston County Parks and Recreation Commission (PCPaRC) purchased ten miles of the former West Virginia Northern railroad corridor between Kingwood and Tunnelton for conversion into a rail-trail. The water tower, which sat on this purchased property, is now owned and managed by PCPaRC.  The tower had been leaning and had become a safety hazard.  In April 2016, an engineering report and restoration estimates were obtained to repair and stabilize the tower.  However, the water tower has since been taken down and placed into storage, pending future plans.   In a 2015 proposed plan, the water tower, the nearby former railcar maintenance facility, and the 2.5 acres adjacent to the water tower were envisioned to be the Kingwood–Tunnelton Rail-Trail entrance.  
  • http://www.cheat.org/our-work/watershed-restoration/brownfields-revitalization/​
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2012: The Northern Railroad Water Tower (Preston County) was constructed in the early twentieth century during the development of the Morgantown & Kingwood Railroad.  It was historically used for storage to assist with the fluid operation of the trains hauling building stone, lumber, glass sand, and the enormous coal resources found between Rowlesburg and Morgantown.  Situated on a brownfield site and former rail yard, the tower poses a safety threat because of its leaning frame.  Friends of the Cheat (FOC) in conjunction with the Preston Rail Trail Committee and the Preston Economic Development Authority have been working to secure the rail yard for use as a rail-trail system with the preserved water tower acting as a trail head for a Rail-to-Trail corridor.  FOC has applied for a FOCUS grant through Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center to determine the community’s interest and needs in an effort to develop reuse plans for the rail yard and tower.
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Arthurdale Heritage School Buildings

2/23/2012

 
Arthurdale, Preston County

March 2019 Update: There has been no progress. Several years ago plans to turn them into apartments fell through when the ground would not perk, and there was no affordable solution.

Future plans are to repaint and repair the school buildings.
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2017 Update:
There has been no new progress with the school buildings.  Due to the cost of rehabilitating the buildings and the current septic system not being large enough (a previous plan, designed by AU Associates, was to repurpose the building for senior housing), Arthurdale Heritage sees no feasible way to save the property at this time.  Therefore, they have requested to be withdrawn from the Endangered Properties List. 
  • http://www.arthurdaleheritage.org
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2012: The Arthurdale Heritage School buildings (Preston County) are owned by Arthurdale Heritage, Inc. (AHI) and are integral to the history of Arthurdale, the nation’s first New Deal Homestead Community.  Constructed in 1936 under former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal administration, the high school, cafeteria/administration building, and elementary school have sat vacant for the past ten years but were mothballed in 2003.  Due to AHI’s limited budget and staff, the buildings are currently threatened with deterioration from disuse.  The ultimate goal is to develop a clear strategy to rehabilitate and adaptively reuse the buildings to be self-sustaining.  Grant funding is being actively sought, and a committee is working to determine the next best step for development. ​
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Elkins Coal & Coke Company Building

2/24/2011

 
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Masontown, Preston County
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March 2019 Update: This 1907 Coal and Coke Building was "saved" and de-listed from Endangered Properties List in 2018. It now serves as a visitor information and restroom facility for the Deckers Creek Rail-Trail in Masontown, WV. It serves as part of a Preston County mini-park and trailhead for the 48-mile rail-trail network. It is now maintained by the Preston County Parks and Recreation Commission.”
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2017 Update: In July 2017, the Mon River Trails Conservancy (MRTC) received engineering design approval and the Notice to Proceed for Construction from WV Division of Highways for the site’s restoration project.  The MRTC plans to repurpose the former Elkins Coal and Coke building as a new visitor center and restroom facility for the Masontown Trail Head on the Deckers Creek Rail-Trail.  Preston County Parks and Recreation Commission (PCPaRC) has agreed to maintain the property and trailhead facility once is has been rehabbed.  Advertisement for contractor bids for construction was scheduled for mid-August and bids will be opened on September 7, 2017.  The contractor agreement includes a construction deadline of 4 months from the Notice to Proceed.  Keeping in mind maintenance ease and vandal-proofing, the restoration and repurpose design elements of the building will include:
  • Auto-flush
  • Motion detected/auto shut off water in sinks
  • Motion detected indoor and outdoor lights
  • Hand blowers
  • Automatic locking of strong doors
  • Drinking fountain moved to outside
  • Vending machines in an area that can be caged off
  • Enough heat to prevent freezing pipes
  • Unbreakable windows
  • Security camera

Additional fund-raising will be necessary as the above plans will likely reduce the budget for the history and culture displays planned for the visitor center inside the building.

http://www.montrails.org/masontown.shtml
2011: Elkins Coal & Coke Company Building (Preston County) sits along the Deckers Creek Rail Trail near Masontown. It is associated with the Elkins Coal and Coke Historic District containing the Bretz coke ovens, a National Historic Landmark. The Romanesque style stone structure is deteriorating and damaged by vandalism. The Monongahela River Trails Conservancy plans to convert the building and its nearby picnic shelter into a visitor’s center and restroom facilities for use by trail users and those traveling the Old Route 7 Byway.
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