List of historic sites in Hampshire County, West Virginia facts for kids

This is a list of amazing historic places you can find in Hampshire County, located in the beautiful state of West Virginia. These sites tell stories from long ago, showing us how people lived, worked, and built communities.

What Do the Symbols Mean?

When you see these symbols next to a historic site, they tell you something special about it:

• † means the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This is like a national hall of fame for important historical buildings and places!
• ‡ means the site is part of a larger area that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It's an important piece of a bigger historical puzzle.

Cool Historic Places to Explore

Here are some of the fascinating historic sites in Hampshire County:

Site Name	Picture	Built Around	Location	Community
41 East Main Street	41 East Main Street	1800s	41 East Main Street	Romney
63 Springfield Pike	63 Springfield Pike	1860	63 Springfield Pike	Springfield
169 East Main Street	169 East Main Street	1800s	169 East Main Street	Romney
193 East Main Street	193 East Main Street	1800s	193 East Main Street	Romney
229 East Main Street	229 East Main Street	Late 1700s	229 East Main Street	Romney
3121 Northwestern Pike	3121 Northwestern Pike	1800s	3121 Northwestern Pike	Capon Bridge
George S. Arnold House	George Arnold House	Unknown	North Antigo Place	Romney
Old Bank of Romney Building	Old Bank of Romney Building	1906	96 East Main Street	Romney
Old Bethel Church and Cemetery	Old Bethel Church and Cemetery	1842	Bethel Church Road (CR 10/2)	Romney
Bethel United Methodist Church and Cemetery	Bethel United Methodist Church and Cemetery	Unknown	Spring Gap-Neals Run Road (CR 2)	Neals Run
Bloomery Iron Furnace	Bloomery Iron Furnace	Around 1800	Bloomery Pike (WV 127)	Bloomery
Bloomery Presbyterian Church	Bloomery Presbyterian Church	1825	Bloomery Pike (WV 127)	Bloomery
Blue House	Blue House	1900	261 East Main Street	Romney
Boxwood	Boxwood	1870	287 East Main Street	Romney
Branch Mountain United Methodist Church and Cemetery	Branch Mountain United Methodist Church and Cemetery	Unknown	Jersey Mountain Road (CR 5)	Three Churches
The Burg	The Burg	Around 1769	Northwestern Pike (U.S. Route 50)	Mechanicsburg
Old Capon Bridge Christian Church	Old Capon Bridge Christian Church	Unknown	Cacapon River Road (CR 14)	Capon Bridge
Old Capon Bridge Presbyterian Church	Old Capon Bridge Presbyterian Church	Unknown	Northwestern Pike (U.S. Route 50)	Capon Bridge
Capon Chapel and Cemetery†	Capon Chapel and Cemetery	Around 1852	Christian Church Road (CR 13)	Capon Bridge
Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge†	Whipple Truss	1874	State Route 259 (WV 259)	Capon Lake
Capon School	Capon School	Unknown	State Route 259 (WV 259)	Lehew
Capon Springs Resort†	Capon Springs Resort	Mid-1700s, early 1800s	Capon Springs Road (CR 16)	Capon Springs
Capon Springs School	Capon Springs School	Mid-1800s	Capon Springs Road (CR 16)	Capon Springs
Central United Methodist Church and Cemetery	Central United Methodist Church and Cemetery	Around 1900	Northwestern Pike (U.S. Route 50)	Loom
Coca-Cola Bottling Plant	Coca-Cola Bottling Plant	Unknown	426 East Main Street (US 50)	Romney
Confederate Memorial	First Confederate Memorial	1867	Indian Mound Cemetery	Romney
John J. Cornwell House	John J. Cornwell House	Early 1900s	230 East Main Street	Romney
Cox's Store	Cox's Store	Around 1864	Grassy Lick Road (CR 10)	Kirby
Croston House‡	Audra Croston House	Around 1840	Cold Stream Road (CR 45/20)	North River Mills
Davis History House	Davis History House	1798	197 West Main Street	Romney
Ebenezer United Methodist Church and Cemetery	Ebenezer United Methodist Church	1907	22396 Northwestern Pike	Sunrise Summit
Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches†	Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches	1861–1862	Fort Mill Ridge Road	Romney
Fort Van Meter†	Fort Van Meter	Around 1754	South Branch River Road (CR 8)	Romney
French's Mill†	French's Mill	1911	Augusta-Ford Hill Road (CR 7)	Augusta
Frye's Inn	Frye's Inn	1800–1818	Northwestern Pike (U.S. Route 50)	Capon Bridge
Ginevan Cemetery	Ginevan Cemetery	Unknown	Okonoko-Little Cacapon Road (CR 2/7)	Little Cacapon
Green Palm Restaurant Building	Green Palm Restaurant Building	Before 1853	West Main Street (US 50)	Romney
Green Spring Community Building	Green Spring Community Building	1900	Monroe Street	Green Spring
Green Spring School	Green Spring School	Unknown	Norton Street	Green Spring
Hampshire County Courthouse†	Hampshire County Courthouse	1922	East Main Street (US 50) at North High Street (WV 28)	Romney
Hampshire County Courthouse Annex‡	Hampshire County Courthouse Annex	1934	North High Street (WV 28)	Romney
Old Hampshire County Sheriff's Residence and Jail‡	Old Hampshire County Sheriff's Residence and Jail	Around 1800 and 1850	North High Street (WV 28)	Romney
Hebron Church†	Old Hebron Lutheran Church	1849	WV 259	Intermont
Hiett House‡	Hiett Log House	Around 1770	Cold Stream Road (CR 45/20)	North River Mills
Hooks Tavern†	Hooks Tavern	1790	Northwestern Pike (U.S. Route 50)	Capon Bridge
Hott's Chapel	Hott's Chapel	Unknown	Grassy Lick Road (CR 10)	Kirby
Indian Mound Cemetery	Indian Mound Cemetery	Unknown	685 West Main Street (US 50)	Romney
Abraham Kackley House	Abraham Kackley House	Around 1800	Northwestern Pike (U.S. Route 50)	Capon Bridge
Kerns House	Kerns House	Around 1780	154 East Main Street	Romney
Nathaniel and Isaac Kuykendall House†	Kuykendall house	1789	Unknown	Romney
Levels United Methodist Church	Levels United Methodist Church	Unknown	Jersey Mountain Road (CR 5)	Levels
Liberty Hall	Liberty Hall	1858	276 East Main Street (US 50)	Romney
Literary Hall†	Literary Hall	1870	West Main Street at North High Street	Romney
Malick Church and Cemetery	Malick Church and Cemetery	Unknown	Hoy Road (CR 45/13)	Slanesville
Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church	Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church	1895	US 220	Purgitsville
Old Methodist District Parsonage†	Old Methodist District Parsonage	Around 1868-1882	351 North High Street (WV 28)	Romney
Moss Rock Inn	Moss Rock Inn	Around 1854	Cacapon River Road (CR 14)	Capon Bridge
Mount Bethel Church	Mount Bethel Church	1837	Jersey Mountain Road (CR 5)	Three Churches
Mount Bethel Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery	Mount Bethel Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery	Unknown	Jersey Mountain Road (CR 5)	Three Churches
Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery	Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery	Unknown	Northwestern Pike (U.S. Route 50)	Romney
Mount Zion United Methodist Church and Cemetery	Mount Zion United Methodist Church and Cemetery	1898	Augusta-Ford Hill Road (CR 7)	Augusta
National Building	National Building	Early 1900s	West Main & South High Streets	Romney
North River Mills Grocery‡	North River Mills Grocery	Around 1810/1920	Cold Stream Road (CR 45/20)	North River Mills
North River Mills United Methodist Church‡	North River Mills United Methodist Church	Around 1893	Cold Stream Road (CR 45/20)	North River Mills
Octagon House†	Octagon House	1890	Capon Springs Road (CR 16)	Capon Springs
Old Pine Church and Cemetery†	Old Pine Church and Cemetery	1838	Old Pine Church Road (CR 220/15)	Purgitsville
Otterbein United Methodist Church	Otterbein United Methodist Church	1890	Norton Street	Green Spring
Effie Pancake House	Effie Pancake House	1880	North Antigo Place & East Main Street (US 50)	Romney
Parsons Bell Tower	Parsons Bell Tower	1925	Indian Mound Cemetery	Romney
Pin Oak Fountain†	Pin Oak Fountain	1932	State Route 29 (WV 29)	Pin Oak
Potomac Academy Building	Potomac Academy Building	1850	West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind Campus	Romney
Red House (Franklin Herriot House)	Red House House	Unknown	South Branch Potomac River	Unknown
Old Red Store	Old Red Store	Unknown	Capon Springs (CR 16) & McIlwee (CR 16/1) Roads	Capon Springs
Romney Classical Institute (WVSDB Administration Building)	Romney Classical Institute	1846	301 East Main Street	Romney
Romney First United Methodist Church	Romney First United Methodist Church	1904	49 North High Street (WV 28)	Romney
Romney Presbyterian Church	Romney Presbyterian Church	1860	100 West Rosemary Lane	Romney
Romney Seventh-day Adventist Church (Old Fairview United Methodist Church)	Romney Seventh-day Adventist Church	1915	Grassy Lick Road (CR 10)	Romney
Saint Luke's Presbyterian Chapel	Saint Luke's Presbyterian Chapel	1896	South Branch River Road (CR 8)	Glebe
Salem United Methodist Church and Cemetery	Salem United Methodist Church	Unknown	Slanesville Pike (CR 3)	Slanesville
Scanlon Log House†	Scanlon Log House	Late 1800s	Three Churches Hollow Road (CR 5/4)	Three Churches
Old Shanks Store and Post Office	Old Shanks Store and Post Office	Around 1900	Northwestern Pike (U.S. Route 50)	Shanks
Shiloh United Methodist Church and Cemetery	Shiloh United Methodist Church	Unknown	State Route 259 (WV 259)	Lehew
Slanesville Presbyterian Church	Slanesville Presbyterian Church	1910	Slanesville Pike (CR 3)	Slanesville
Sloan–Parker House (Old Stone House)†	Sloan–Parker House	1790	Northwestern Pike (U.S. Route 50)	Junction
Springfield United Methodist Church	Springfield United Methodist Church	1851	25 Vine Street	Springfield
Taggart Hall	Taggart Hall	Late 1790s	West Gravel Lane & South High Street	Romney
Timber Ridge Christian Church and Cemetery	Timber Ridge Christian Church and Cemetery	1875	Christian Church Road (CR 13)	High View
Union Church	Union Church	Unknown	Northwestern Pike (U.S. Route 50)	Augusta
Valley View†	Valley View	1855	Depot Valley Road	Romney
Veterans of Foreign Wars Building	Veterans of Foreign Wars Building	Mid-1900s	36 North Marsham Street	Romney
Wappocomo	Wappocomo	1774	State Route 28 (WV 28)	Romney
Washington Place (William Washington Home)	Washington Place	1863–1874	386 Cumberland Road	Romney
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery	Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery	1876	Jersey Mountain Road (CR 5)	Levels
Willow Chapel School	Willow Chapel School	Late 1800s	Capon Springs Road (CR 16)	Capon Springs
Willow Chapel United Methodist Church	Willow Chapel United Methodist Church	1895	Capon Springs Road (CR 16)	Capon Springs
Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House†	Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House	Around 1760	51 West Gravel Lane	Romney
Yellow Spring Mill†	Yellow Spring Mill	Around 1896–1898	State Route 259 (WV 259)	Yellow Spring
Zion Church of Christ	Zion Church of Christ	Unknown	Zion Church Road	Hoy
Zoar Baptist Church	Zoar Baptist Church	Unknown	Augusta-Ford Hill Road (CR 7)	Augusta

Historic Sites That Are No Longer Standing

Some historic places have been lost over time, but their stories are still important! Here are a few that once stood in Hampshire County:

Site Name	Picture	Built Around	Year Demolished	Location	Community
70 Whitacre Loop	70 Whitacre Loop	1800s	2014	70 Whitacre Loop	Capon Bridge
Fort Pearsall	Fort Pearsall site	Around 1755	Unknown	Indian Mound Cemetery	Romney
Furnace School	Furnace School	Unknown	2010	Bloomery Pike (WV 127)	Bloomery
Old Hampshire County Courthouse	Old Hampshire County Courthouse	Around 1833	1921	East Main Street and North High Street	Romney
Kuykendall Polygonal Barn†		Around 1906	2005	South Branch River Road (CR 8)	Romney
New Century Hotel	New Century Hotel	1914	1970s	East Main Street	Romney
Old Romney High School	Old Romney High School	Unknown	1950s	School Street	Romney
Wirgman Building	Wirgman Building	Around 1825	1965	East Main Street	Romney

More to See

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampshire County, West Virginia
• List of Registered Historic Places in West Virginia