United Square

United Square is a building in Wood County, West Virginia which is located on Avery Street. United Square is situated nearby to St. Francis Xavier Church, as well as near the government office Wood County DHHR.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Francis Xavier Church and Smoot Theater.

St. Francis Xavier Church

Church

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St. Francis Xavier Church is a historic church at 532 Market Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia. This church was built in 1869 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Smoot Theater

Theater building

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The Smoot Theatre is a historic vaudeville house and movie theater located in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1926, and is a brick and terra cotta building with a simple Classical style front. Smoot Theater is situated 570 feet northwest of United Square.

Blennerhassett Hotel

Hotel

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Blennerhassett Hotel is a historic hotel located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It opened in 1889 and is in the Queen Anne style. The hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Blennerhassett Hotel is situated 650 feet west of United Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parkersburg and Julia-Ann Square Historic District.

Parkersburg

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Parkersburg is a city of 30,000 people in West Virginia. It was known as "Newport" when it was founded, later to be renamed Parkersburg in 1810. The city sits where the Little Kanawha River meets the Ohio river; the town of Belpre lies just across the river in Ohio.