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Lewisburg is located approximately one mile north of the Greenbrier River. [15]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.81 square miles (9.87 km 2), of which 3.80 square miles (9.84 km 2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2) is water. [16]
Lewisburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.The district encompasses 112 contributing buildings and are representative of the development and evolution of Lewisburg, over a period of more than two centuries (1763-1977).
Lewisburg District was co-extensive with the town of Lewisburg until 1871, when Big Levels Township was divided between Lewisburg and Falling Spring Townships. The same year, Summers County was formed from parts of Greenbrier, Fayette , Mercer , and Monroe Counties.
Map of Lewisburg in 1825 showing the North Property. The North House was the original home of prominent local lawyer John A. North and his new wife Charlotte. Built in 1820, the North House was initially a two-story "L-shaped plan," Federal Style dwelling.
The district encompasses six contributing buildings, all single family residences. They are stylistically "worker's houses" of the type that are to be seen in many coal and timber company towns throughout West Virginia. They are one and two story frame dwellings with gable or hipped roofs, built about 1900. [2]
The James Withrow House, also known as the John Montgomery House and Montwell, is a historic home located in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It is the oldest brick house still standing in the town. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]
Then occurred the first mention of a woman's Christian service, within the bounds of the Synod of West Virginia. Mrs. Mrs. Agnes Stuart (nee Agnes Lewis, of the line of Col. Andrew Lewis), wife of Col. John Stuart, was the principal subscriber to this building, she and her brother, Colonel Lewis, giving US$2,500 .
Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, also known as Big Levels Baptist Church, Lewisburg Baptist Church, and Mount Tabor Church, is a historic Baptist church at Court and Foster Streets in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built in 1832, and is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, brick meeting house building with Gothic style design elements.