Quality Hill Historic District (Clarksburg, West Virginia)

Quality Hill Historic District
Burton Despard house
LocationEast Main St., Clarksburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°16′43″N 80°19′55″W / 39.27861°N 80.33194°W / 39.27861; -80.33194
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

Quality Hill Historic District is a national historic district located in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. The district encompasses 33 contributing buildings in the East Main Street and Jackson Square areas; most are residential buildings date from 1880 to 1910. The oldest, the Burton Despard house, dates from about 1850. 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]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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 August 5, 2011.