WEST VIRGINIA CEMETERY PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC

LEON, WV

Staats Mill Covered Bridge, Jackson County, WV
Staats Mill Covered Bridge, Jackson County, WV Credit: Wallyum

The West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association Inc is a non-profit organization based in Leon, West Virginia. It was founded in 2004 with the aim of preserving and protecting cemeteries across the state. The association is run by a board of directors and membership is open to anyone who is interested in cemetery preservation.

The West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association Inc works to create awareness about the importance of cemetery preservation and organizes events and workshops to educate people on proper cemetery maintenance techniques. The association also provides technical assistance to individuals and organizations who are interested in cemetery preservation.

The association maintains a database of cemeteries across the state and conducts surveys to identify cemeteries that are in need of preservation. Members of the association also volunteer their time to clean up and maintain neglected cemeteries.

The West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association Inc is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the state through the preservation of its cemeteries. By protecting these sacred places, the association ensures that the stories of the people who have lived in West Virginia are not lost to time.

WEST VIRGINIA CEMETERY PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in LEON WV. US MID #8405400054

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Staats Mill Covered Bridge, Jackson County, WV
Staats Mill Covered Bridge, Jackson County, WV 2
Staats Mill Covered Bridge, Jackson County, WV 4
Staats Mill Covered Bridge truss view, Jackson County, WV
Staats Mill Covered Bridge historic marker, Jackson County, WV
Point Pleasant Post Office, Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV Built in 1911-1912, this Classical Revival-style building was designed by James Knox Taylor to serve as a post office for the city of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The building features a limestone exterior with a granite base, doric pilasters on the exterior facade, six-over-six double-hung windows on the first floor and casement windows on the second floor, a recessed front portico with four ionic columns and chandelier-style light fixtures, a cornice with dentils, and a low-slope roof enclosed by a parapet. The building is a contributing structure in the Point Pleasant Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and continues to function as a post office.
Point Pleasant Post Office, Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV Built in 1911-1912, this Classical Revival-style building was designed by James Knox Taylor to serve as a post office for the city of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The building features a limestone exterior with a granite base, doric pilasters on the exterior facade, six-over-six double-hung windows on the first floor and casement windows on the second floor, a recessed front portico with four ionic columns and chandelier-style light fixtures, a cornice with dentils, and a low-slope roof enclosed by a parapet. The building is a contributing structure in the Point Pleasant Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and continues to function as a post office.
Lowe Hotel (Spencer Hotel), Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV Built in 1901, this Renaissance Revival-style building was constructed to serve as the Spencer Hotel, later becoming known as the Lowe Motor Inn, and today, the Lowe Hotel. The building is clad in red brick with stone trim, quoins, stone sills, lintels, and decorative window headers, rough-hewn stone pilasters on the first floor of the Main Street facade, one-over-one windows, decorative corinthian and doric capitals, a cornice with modillions, rosettes, and dentils, partially infilled first floor storefronts on the Main Street facade, and a porch with a metal railing and decorative brackets on the 5th Street facade. The building is a contributing structure in the Point Pleasant Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and remains in use today as a hotel, with the interior featuring many antique and vintage furnishings and decor.
Lowe Hotel (Spencer Hotel), Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV Built in 1901, this Renaissance Revival-style building was constructed to serve as the Spencer Hotel, later becoming known as the Lowe Motor Inn, and today, the Lowe Hotel. The building is clad in red brick with stone trim, quoins, stone sills, lintels, and decorative window headers, rough-hewn stone pilasters on the first floor of the Main Street facade, one-over-one windows, decorative corinthian and doric capitals, a cornice with modillions, rosettes, and dentils, partially infilled first floor storefronts on the Main Street facade, and a porch with a metal railing and decorative brackets on the 5th Street facade. The building is a contributing structure in the Point Pleasant Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and remains in use today as a hotel, with the interior featuring many antique and vintage furnishings and decor.
Lowe Hotel (Spencer Hotel), Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV Built in 1901, this Renaissance Revival-style building was constructed to serve as the Spencer Hotel, later becoming known as the Lowe Motor Inn, and today, the Lowe Hotel. The building is clad in red brick with stone trim, quoins, stone sills, lintels, and decorative window headers, rough-hewn stone pilasters on the first floor of the Main Street facade, one-over-one windows, decorative corinthian and doric capitals, a cornice with modillions, rosettes, and dentils, partially infilled first floor storefronts on the Main Street facade, and a porch with a metal railing and decorative brackets on the 5th Street facade. The building is a contributing structure in the Point Pleasant Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and remains in use today as a hotel, with the interior featuring many antique and vintage furnishings and decor.
Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV
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WEST VIRGINIA CEMETERY PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC
PO BOX 131
LEON
WV
25123-0131

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MID # 8405400054
Name WEST VIRGINIA CEMETERY PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 113685556
NTEECC A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 38.720117, -81.921862
CODES FIPS State Code: 54
FIPS County Code: 053
US Census Tract: 954900
US Census Block: 5103