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Cammack House
The Cammack House, is a historic home located next to the Campbell House, in the Ritter Park Historic District in Huntington, West Virginia. Facing Ritter Park, the Cammack House was built in 1923. It is a three-story, Tudor Revival dwelling, including a one-and-one-half-story garage. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabell County, West Virginia This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabell County, West Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cabell County, West Virg ... References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Tudor Revival architecture in West Virginia Houses completed in 1923 Houses in Cabell County, West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Cabell County, West Virginia Buildings and structures i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington is a city in Cabell County, West Virginia, Cabell and Wayne County, West Virginia, Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The County seat, seat of Cabell County, the city is located at the confluence of the Ohio River, Ohio and Guyandotte River, Guyandotte rivers in the state's southwestern region. With a population of 46,842 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 44,942 in 2024, Huntington is the List of municipalities in West Virginia, second-most populous city in West Virginia. The Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, spanning seven counties across West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio, has an estimated 368,000 residents. Surrounded by extensive natural resources, the area was first settled in 1775 as Holderby's Landing. Its location was selected as ideal for the western terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, which founded Huntington as one of the nation's first planned communities to facilitate transportation industries. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tudor Revival Architecture
Tudor Revival architecture, also known as mock Tudor in the UK, first manifested in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture, in reality it usually took the style of English vernacular architecture of the Middle Ages that had survived into the Tudor period. The style later became an influence elsewhere, especially the British colonies. For example, in New Zealand, the architect Francis Petre adapted the style for the local climate. In Singapore, then a British colony, architects such as Regent Alfred John Bidwell pioneered what became known as the Black and White House. The earliest examples of the style originate with the works of such eminent architects as Norman Shaw and George Devey, in what at the time was considered Neo-Tudor design. Tudorbethan is a subset of Tudor Revival architecture that eliminated some of the more complex aspects of Jacobethan in fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campbell House (Huntington, West Virginia)
The Campbell House, is a historic home located between the Cammack House and the Campbell-Staats House in the Ritter Park Historic District in Huntington, West Virginia. Facing Ritter Park, the Campbell House was built in 1923. It is a three-story, Neoclassical dwelling, including a large portico supported by four columns. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabell County, West Virginia This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabell County, West Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cabell County, West Virg ... References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia Houses completed in 1923 Houses in Cabell County, West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Cabell County, We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritter Park Historic District
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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. 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) See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabell County, West Virginia This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabell County, West Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritter Park
Ritter Park is a public park in Huntington, West Virginia. Ritter Park, also known as the heart of Huntington, is operated and owned by the Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation District. History In 1908, Rufus Switzer, the future mayor of Huntington, pushed the city to purchase 75 acres of land on 13th Avenue to construct Ritter Park. Five years later in 1913, the park opened to the public. The park was named after lumberman, Charles Ritter, who donated 20 acres of land for the creation of the park. In 2011, Huntington won the ''Bark for Your Park'' contest, hosted by PetSafe, and won a grand prize of $100,000 for the construction of ''Huntington's Petsafe Dog Park'' which later opened in 2012. In 2017, Huntington put aside $236,000 to reconstruct the Ritter Park Playground. Before this, the playground was built in 1987 with an Alice in Wonderland design, the new remodel now has a woodland, woodland forest design. Amenities *Footbridges (3) *Hiking/Biking Trails (9) *Huntin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
