Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Fayetteville is a town in and the county seat of Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,754 at the 2000 census.Fayetteville was listed as one of the 2006 "Top 10 Coolest Small Towns in America" by Budget Travel Magazine ....

, Fayette County, West Virginia

Fayette County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 47,579 people, 18,945 households, and 13,128 families residing in the county. The population density was 72 people per square mile . There were 21,616 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...

. The district encompasses 126 contributing buildings, 4 contributing sites, and 3 contributing structures. It includes the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Fayetteville. Notable buildings include Jack's Garage (1934), Theatre Building (1935), Fayette County Jail (1907), McClung House (1850), Old Methodist Church (c. 1905), Old Post Office (1920), Bank of Fayette-Town Hall (1921), U.S. Post Office (1938), and the War Memorial Building (1949). Also in the district is the site of Fort Toland, site of Fort Scammon and the Old Fayetteville Cemetery. The district includes the separately listed Fayette County Courthouse

Fayette County Courthouse

Fayette County Courthouse may refer to:*Fayette County Courthouse District, Fayette, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama* Fayette County Courthouse , Fayetteville, Georgia, listed on the NRHP in Georgia...

, E. B. Hawkins House

E. B. Hawkins House

E. B. Hawkins House, also known as the Hawkins-Ballard House, is a historic mansion located at Fayetteville, Fayette County, West Virginia. It was built in 1905-1906, and is a clapboard and shingle-sided dwelling in a modified Colonial Revival style. It features gambrel roofs and rambling...

, and Altamont Hotel

Altamont Hotel

Altamont Hotel is a historic hotel located at Fayetteville, Fayette County, West Virginia. It was built in 1897-1898, and is a 2 1/2 story, "T"-shaped brick building on a raised basement. It features a gently sloping hipped roof and wraparound Victorian verandah. In the 1930s, it was adapted for...

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 1990.