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DeutschLuna Park Historic District
Luna Park Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Main St., Glenwood Ave., Delaware Ave., & Kanawha Blvd. W., West Side (Charleston), West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°21′41″N 81°39′11″W / 38.36139°N 81.65306°W |
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| Built | c. 1910-1945 |
| Architect | Norman, John C. Norman (300/2/4/6/8 Park Avenye) H. Rus Warne (180 Grant Street) others |
| Architectural style | American Foursquare, American Craftsman/Bungalow, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000181[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 2012 |
Luna Park Historic District is a federally designated national historic district located in the West Side neighborhood of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It encompasses 444 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Charleston. The majority of the homes in the district were constructed in the mid to late 1925s and early 1930s and a portion of the district was the location of a local amusement park, Luna Park, from 1912 until 1923. The houses reflect a variety of popular architectural styles including American Foursquare, American Craftsman / Bungalow, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival, including Dutch Colonial Revival.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/02/12 through 4/06/12. National Park Service. April 13, 2012.
- ^ Erin Riebe and Bethany Canfield (November 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Luna Park Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet: Luna Park Historic District" (PDF). West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. National Park Service. April 20, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
