Ritter Park Historic District

Ritter Park Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Houses along 13th Avenue in 2023.
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Location	Ritter Park, including northern boundary streets, Huntington, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°24′15″N 82°26′16″W
Area	120 acres (49 ha)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.	90001774 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 28, 1990

Ritter Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington, West Virginia. The district encompasses 68 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures, including the Ritter Park municipal park. The city purchased the park property in 1908. Dwellings in the district represent the finest styles in popular architecture from the years 1913 to 1940, including Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, and Tudor Revival.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

Notable buildings

• Cammack House (1923)
• Campbell House (1923)
• Marshall University President's House (1923)
• Park Terrace Apartments (c. 1939–1940)
• Ritter Park Apartments (1932)
• Weingartner House (c. 1923)

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See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabell County, West Virginia
• Ritter Park

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Ritter Park Historic District".
3. Beth Hager and Austin St. Clair (September 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ritter Park Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 23, 2011.