Philippi Historic District - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Philippi Historic District consists of 112 contributing structures along the streets of Main, Walnut, High, Pike, Church, Mason and Cross.

Philippi, the county seat of Barbour County, is located on the Tygart Valley River, named after David Tygart, an early settler in the Beverly area.

Philippi was originally named Anglin's Ford and renamed it's present name of Philippi around 1843. Philippi was named for Judge Philip Pendleton Barbour, chartered in 1844 and incorporated in 1905.

Street address: Main, Walnut, High, Pike, Church, Mason and Cross Streets Philippi, WV USA 26416 County / Borough / Parish: Philippi Borough, Barbour County Year listed: 1990 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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