Davis and Elkins Historic District
The Davis and Elkins Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District on the campus of Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. It includes two mansions, the Senator Stephen Benton Elkins House and Graceland, that are separately listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Photo: Generic1139, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church and Graceland.
Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church
Church
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Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 450 Randolph Avenue in Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. It was originally built in 1894 and 1895 after designs prepared by the Baltimore architect Charles E. Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church is situated 760 feet south of Davis and Elkins Historic District.
Graceland
Building
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Graceland is a historic house on the campus of Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. It was the summer home of Henry Gassaway Davis, a United States senator from 1871–1883, and a major force in West Virginia's coal industry in the late 19th century. Graceland is situated 450 feet northwest of Davis and Elkins Historic District.
Albert and Liberal Arts Halls
Building
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Albert and Liberal Arts Halls are a set of two historic buildings located on the campus of Davis & Elkins College at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. Albert and Liberal Arts Halls is situated 630 feet northeast of Davis and Elkins Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elkins and Elkins Junction.
Elkins
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Elkins is a city of 7,000 people in Randolph County, West Virginia. It is home to Davis & Elkins College, a small private college. Because of its size and convenient location, you'll likely want to use Elkins as a base to get to a variety of nearby sights and attractions.
Elkins Junction
Locality
Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 6,950 at the 2020 census. It lies along the Tygart Valley River and was incorporated in 1890, taking its name from Stephen B.
Read
Hamlet
Read is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Read is situated 1½ miles north of Davis and Elkins Historic District.
Davis and Elkins Historic District
- Type: Heritage site
- Description: historic district in West Virginia, United States
- Categories: historic district, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Randolph, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.92963° or 38° 55′ 47″ northLongitude
-79.84787° or 79° 50′ 52″ westOpen location code
87C2W5H2+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 720984680OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q5241994
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