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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.
Byrnside-Beirne-Johnson House, also known as "Willowbrook," is a historic home located near Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. The house began as a pioneer log fort built by six families in 1770. After 1855, it was enlarged to a large 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, five-bay, T-shaped dwelling with a two-story rear wing.
Pickaway Rural Historic District is a national historic district located at Pickaway, near Union, West Virginia, Monroe County, West Virginia.The district includes 126 contributing buildings, 1 contributing sites, and 7 contributing structures centered on Pickaway and surrounding rural areas.
In Mason County, where small farms were reliant upon slavery, its residents overwhelmingly supported the Union cause. [9] During the war, many plantations in West Virginia served as preferred venues for military headquarters and meeting places for both Union and Confederate military officers due to their adequate accommodations and resources.
A majority of the citizens of Union supported the Confederacy and opposed the creation of West Virginia which included Monroe County. Union was incorporated in 1868. [7] The town of Union retains much of its historic architecture, with many structures dating to the antebellum period when the local economy was thriving from the resort industry.
Union Historic District is a national historic district located at Union, Monroe County, West Virginia.The district includes 174 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 7 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in the Union and surrounding areas.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
"Walnut Grove", also known as the Andrew Beirne House, is a historic home located near Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. It is a T-shaped dwelling that integrates four separate structures. The oldest date to the 1780s and incorporates two, two-story log buildings. Attached to them is a formerly detached log kitchen.