Davis and Elkins Historic District

Davis and Elkins College Campus, Elkins, West Virginia. County/parish: Randolph.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 19, 1996. NRIS 96001129.

4 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Elkins,Sen.S.B.,House,82004329
  • See also:Graceland,70000666

From Wikipedia:

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 (Halliehurst) and Graceland, that are separately listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A gate house and an ice house are also included in the district. These four structures are associated with the families of Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) and Stephen Benton Elkins (1841-1911), who were dominating figures in the politics and economy of West Virginia in the late 19th century. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86534619

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