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The new additions to the home allowed Frazer to establish a popular local restaurant and an affordable Inn with guest rooms for travelers, lawyers, and jurists to use while attending Court in the adjacent Court House. The Inn and Tavern also served as a popular "rest stop" for travelers along the James River and Kanawha Turnpike. [5]
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. The portion of Greenbrier County that became part of Summers County belonged to ...
Along Forest Road 139 (Hopkins Mountain Rd), north of County Road 16/2 (Alvon-Blue Bend-Anthony Road), approximately 4 miles west of WV 92: Alvon: 21: Lewisburg Historic District: Lewisburg Historic District: July 7, 1978
Greenbrier County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. In 1973 the courthouse and the adjacent spring house, the Lewis Spring, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] and are a historic and
South Church Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The district encompasses six contributing buildings, including three single family residences built between 1908 and 1918. They are representative of the Queen Anne and Bungalow styles. Each of the houses has a ...
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]
Revolutionary War veteran William Lewis, a brother of General Andrew Lewis, was the first European settler to hold title to Sweet Springs, then a 1,200-acre tract patented in 1774. After the American Revolutionary War, Lewis undertook efforts to develop a town and resort at Sweet Springs.