Ritter Park Historic District

Historic district in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place


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 / 38.40417°N 82.43778°W / 38.40417; -82.43778
Area	120 acres (49 ha)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.	90001774
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.

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)

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"Ritter Park Historic District".
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.

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v t e City of Huntington, West Virginia
Main	Huntingtonians Cabell County Huntington metropolitan area West Virginia Cityscape Neighborhoods
History	Timeline Spring Hill Cemetery B&O Railroad C&O Depot Ohio River flood of 1937 The Marshall Plane Crash
Government	Mayor of Huntington Stephen T. Williams Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District Cabell County Schools
Colleges and universities	Huntington Junior College Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Mountwest Community and Technical College
Attractions	Museums: Heritage Farm Museum and Village Huntington Children's Museum Huntington Museum of Art Huntington Railroad Museum Museum of Radio and Technology Safety Town Thomas Carroll House Touma Medical Museum Parks: Beech Fork State Park Camp Mad Anthony Wayne Harris Riverfront Park Memorial Park Ritter Park St. Cloud Commons Performing arts: Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center Keith-Albee Theatre Ritter Park Amphitheater The Foundry Theatre Sports arenas and fields: Cam Henderson Center Chris Cline Athletic Complex Dot Hicks Field Jack Cook Field Joan C. Edwards Stadium Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Sports teams: Huntington Prep AAU Marshall Thundering Herd NCAA Division I Tri-State Coal Cats Appalachian League Other: Camden Park Museums in Huntington Recreation in Huntington West Virginia Hot Dog Festival
Economy	Downtown Marshall Health Network Arena Pullman Square Central City Heiner's Bakery Kinetic Park Port of Huntington Tri-State Film
Transportation	Huntington station Port of Huntington Tri-State Tri-State Transit Authority Air Lawrence County Airpark Ona Airpark Tri-State Airport Robert Newlon Field Bridges: East Huntington Bridge Pink Bridge Robert C. Byrd Bridge West Huntington Bridge Roads: I-52 I-60 I-73 I-74 WV-10 WV-101 WV-106 WV-152 WV-527
Healthcare	Cabell Huntington Hospital River Park Hospital St. Mary's Medical Center
Media	Newspapers: The Herald-Dispatch The Parthenon Television: 3 WSAZ-TV (NBC) 8 WCHS-TV (ABC / Fox) 11 WVAH (Catchy Comedy) 13 WOWK (CBS) 29 WLPX (ION) 30 WQCW (The CW) 33 WVPB (PBS) 61 WTSF (Daystar)
Category

Protected areas of West Virginia

Federal

National Parks	New River Gorge
National Historical Parks	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Harpers Ferry
National Forests	George Washington and Jefferson Monongahela
National Recreation Areas	Gauley River (NPS) Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks (USFS)
National Wildlife Refuges	Canaan Valley Ohio River Islands
National Trails System	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Preserves	New River Gorge
Wilderness Areas	Big Draft Wilderness Cranberry Wilderness Dolly Sods Wilderness Laurel Fork North Wilderness Laurel Fork South Wilderness Mountain Lake Wilderness Otter Creek Wilderness Roaring Plains Wilderness Spice Run Wilderness
National Rivers	Bluestone NSR

State

State parks	Audra Babcock Beartown Beech Fork Berkeley Springs Blackwater Falls Blennerhassett Island Bluestone Cacapon Resort Camp Creek Canaan Valley Resort Carnifex Ferry Battlefield Cass Scenic Railroad Cathedral Cedar Creek Chief Logan Droop Mountain Battlefield Fairfax Stone Greenbrier River Trail Hawks Nest Holly River Little Beaver Lost River Moncove Lake North Bend Rail Trail North Bend Pinnacle Rock Pipestem Resort Prickett's Fort Stonewall Jackson Lake Summersville Lake Tomlinson Run Tu-Endie-Wei Twin Falls Resort Tygart Lake Valley Falls Watoga Watters Smith Memorial
Former state parks	Booker T. Washington Grandview Grave Creek Mound James Rumsey Monument Mingo Oak Mont Chateau Morgan Morgan Monument
State forests	Cabwaylingo Calvin Price Camp Creek Coopers Rock Greenbrier Kanawha Kumbrabow Seneca
Wildlife management areas	Allegheny Amherst-Plymouth Anawalt Lake Bear Rocks Lake Becky Creek Beech Fork Lake Berwind Lake Beury Mountain Big Ditch Big Ugly Bluestone Burches Run Burnsville Lake Castleman Run Lake Cecil H. Underwood Center Branch Cheat Canyon Chief Cornstalk Conaway Run Lake Cross Creek Dents Run Dunkard Fork East Lynn Lake Edwards Run Elk Creek Elk River Fairfox Pond-Rehe Fort Mill Ridge Fox Forest Frozen Camp Green Bottom Handley Hilbert Hillcrest Horse Creek Hughes River Huttonsville State Farm The Jug Lantz Farm and Nature Preserve Laurel Lake Lewis Wetzel Little Indian Creek McClintic Meadow River Mill Creek Moncove Lake Morris Creek Nathaniel Mountain Panther Pedlar Pleasant Creek Plum Orchard Lake Pruntytown State Farm R.D. Bailey Lake Ritchie Mines Sand Hill Shannondale Springs Short Mountain Slatyfork Sleepy Creek Smoke Camp Snake Hill South Branch Stonecoal Lake Stonewall Jackson Lake Stumptown Summersville Lake Tate Lohr Teter Creek Lake Thorn Creek Tug Fork Turkey Run Upper Deckers Creek Upper Mud River Valley Bend Wetlands Wallback Widmeyer Woodrum Lake
Other WVDNR sites	West Virginia State Wildlife Center

Local

Municipal parks	Cameron City Pool Camp Mad Anthony Wayne Fries Park Haddad Riverfront Park James Rumsey Monument Magic Island Marland Heights Park Memorial Park Oglebay Park Ritter Park Staunton Park Wheeling Park

Non-
governmental

Nature Conservancy preserves	Bear Rocks Brush Creek Cranesville Swamp Greenland Gap Hungry Beech Ice Mountain Mount Porte Crayon Murphy Panther Knob Pike Knob Slaty Mountain Upper Shavers Fork Yankauer

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