Boydville Historic District
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The Boydville Historic District includes an area of Martinsburg, West Virginia
that was developed for the well-to-do of Martinsburg at the turn of the twentieth century. The district is named for Boydville
, the mansion at the core of the district. The district runs generally along South Queen Street to the south of the Downtown Martinsburg Historic District
and to the east of the Boomtown Historic District
.
The district is associated with a number of figures from the early history of Martinsburg, including General Elisha Boyd
, who owned portions of the area in the 1790s, as well as General Adam Stephen
, founder of Martinsburg. The principal building in the area is the Boydville mansion, built about 1812. Other significant buildings include the Public Graded School of 1883, now the headquarters for the Berkeley County Board of Education, the Classical Revival 517 South Queen Street, and the Adam Stephen Monument.
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...
that was developed for the well-to-do of Martinsburg at the turn of the twentieth century. The district is named for Boydville
Boydville
Boydville is a late Georgian style mansion in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The house is near the center of the associated Boydville Historic District in...
, the mansion at the core of the district. The district runs generally along South Queen Street to the south of the Downtown Martinsburg Historic District
Downtown Martinsburg Historic District
Downtown Martinsburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It encompasses 281 contributing buildings...
and to the east of the Boomtown Historic District
Boomtown Historic District
The Boomtown Historic District comprises the western and southern portions of Martinsburg, West Virginia, generally along the alignments of West King Street and Winchester Avenue, following the general path of the town's electric streetcar system...
.
The district is associated with a number of figures from the early history of Martinsburg, including General Elisha Boyd
Elisha Boyd
Elisha Boyd was an American politician, Brigadier General, and early developer of Berkeley County, Virginia.-Biography:...
, who owned portions of the area in the 1790s, as well as General Adam Stephen
Adam Stephen
Adam Stephen was a Scottish-born doctor and military officer. He came to North America, where he served in the Virginia colonial militia under George Washington during the French and Indian War. He served under Washington again in the American Revolutionary War, rising to lead a division of the...
, founder of Martinsburg. The principal building in the area is the Boydville mansion, built about 1812. Other significant buildings include the Public Graded School of 1883, now the headquarters for the Berkeley County Board of Education, the Classical Revival 517 South Queen Street, and the Adam Stephen Monument.
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.