Quality Hill Historic District (Clarksburg, West Virginia)

Quality Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 33 contributing buildings in the East Main Street and Jackson Square areas. They are mostly residential buildings date from 1880–1910. The oldest dates from about 1850, the Burton Despard house. They reflect a variety of popular architectural styles from the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Notable buildings include the Maxwell-Duncan House (c. 1872), Virgil Highland House (1903-1905), and Robinson-Haynes House/American Red Cross (1895-1897).[2]

Quality Hill Historic District
Burton Despard house
LocationEast Main St., Clarksburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°16′43″N 80°19′55″W
Area14 acres (5.7 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.85001815[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 1985

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

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ralph Pedersen and Margo Stafford (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Quality Hill Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.


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