Bethany Historic District is a national historic district

Historic district (United States)

In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...

 located at Bethany

Bethany, West Virginia

Bethany is a town in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 985 at the 2000 census. The Town of Bethany is home to Bethany College.-History:...

, Brooke County, West Virginia

Brooke County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,447 people, 10,396 households, and 7,152 families residing in the county. The population density was 286 people per square mile . There were 11,150 housing units at an average density of 126 per square mile...

. It encompasses 111 contributing buildings on the campus of Bethany College

Bethany College (West Virginia)

Bethany College is a private liberal arts college located in Bethany, West Virginia, United States. Founded in 1840, Bethany is the oldest institution of Higher Education in West Virginia.-Location:...

, the central business district, and surrounding residential areas in Bethany. Notable buildings include the Gothic Revival

Gothic Revival architecture

The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...

-style Irvin Gymnasium at Bethany College (c. 1918), Point Breeze Mansion (c. 1880), Old Opera House (c. 1870), Chambers General Store (c. 1900), and the Federal

Federal architecture

Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...

-style Hibernia Hall (c. 1830). Also in the district are a number of residences in popular architectural styles including Late Victorian. Located within the district are the separately listed Alexander Campbell Mansion

Alexander Campbell Mansion

Alexander Campbell Mansion, also known as Campbell Mansion or Alexander Campbell House was the home of Alexander Campbell. Alexander, known as the "sage of Bethany", was founder of Bethany College and one of the most prominent early leaders of the Restoration Movement.The mansion together with...

, Delta Tau Delta Founders House

Delta Tau Delta Founders House

Delta Tau Delta Founders House is a historic home associated with Bethany College, at Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in the early 1850s, and is a two story, five bay Greek Revival-style dwelling. It is "L"-shaped and constructed of brick on a limestone foundation...

, Old Bethany Church

Old Bethany Church

Old Bethany Church, also known as Old Bethany Church of Christ and Old Meetinghouse of the Bethany, is a historic Disciples of Christ church located at Main and Church Streets in Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1852, and is a two bay by five bay, brick meeting house-style...

, Old Main

Old Main (Bethany College)

Old Main, Bethany College is a historic building group on the Bethany College campus in West Virginia. It was constructed from 1858–1871 on a design by architect James Keys Wilson with the firm of Walter & Wilson and is an important surviving example of 19th century Gothic Revival architecture...

, and Pendleton Heights

Pendleton Heights (Bethany, West Virginia)

Pendleton Heights, also known as the William K. Pendleton House and Christman Manor at Pendleton Heights, is a historic home located on the campus of Bethany College, at Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1841, as a small, box like dwelling. It was altered in 1872 by college...

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1982.