UPPER BIG BRANCH MINING MEMORIAL GROUP

ORGAS, WV

Greenbrier Street and Kanawha Boulevard, Charleston, WV Built in 1920, this Dutch Colonial Revival-style house features a wooden clapboard-clad exterior, a red brick base, a gambrel roof, a front gable, shed dormers, six-over-six double-hung windows, a corner porch with doric columns and french doors, a front portico with rectilinear columns and a hipped roof, and red brick chimneys. The building is a contributing structure in the East End Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and expanded to its present size in 2014.
Greenbrier Street and Kanawha Boulevard, Charleston, WV Credit: w_lemay

The Upper Big Branch Mining Memorial Group is a non-profit organization located in Orgas, West Virginia. The group was formed in honor of the 29 miners who lost their lives in the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion on April 5, 2010. The explosion was caused by a methane gas buildup and subsequent ignition, which caused a massive explosion and led to the deaths of the miners.

The group's mission is to honor the memory of the miners and to promote mine safety. The group has constructed a memorial site at the former Upper Big Branch Mine that includes a wall with the names of the 29 miners who lost their lives in the explosion. The site also features a statue of a miner and a coal cart, as well as a reflection pool.

In addition to the memorial site, the group hosts an annual memorial service to honor the miners and raise awareness about mine safety. The group also works to support the families of the miners who were affected by the explosion.

The Upper Big Branch Mining Memorial Group is dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of working in the mining industry and promoting safe working conditions for miners. The group's efforts serve as a reminder of the importance of workplace safety and the need to protect the lives of workers in all industries.

UPPER BIG BRANCH MINING MEMORIAL GROUP is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in ORGAS WV. US MID #8405400091

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). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 308,485 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

Greenbrier Street and Kanawha Boulevard, Charleston, WV Built in 1920, this Dutch Colonial Revival-style house features a wooden clapboard-clad exterior, a red brick base, a gambrel roof, a front gable, shed dormers, six-over-six double-hung windows, a corner porch with doric columns and french doors, a front portico with rectilinear columns and a hipped roof, and red brick chimneys. The building is a contributing structure in the East End Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and expanded to its present size in 2014.
Greenbrier Street and Kanawha Boulevard, Charleston, WV Built in 1920, this Dutch Colonial Revival-style house features a wooden clapboard-clad exterior, a red brick base, a gambrel roof, a front gable, shed dormers, six-over-six double-hung windows, a corner porch with doric columns and french doors, a front portico with rectilinear columns and a hipped roof, and red brick chimneys. The building is a contributing structure in the East End Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and expanded to its present size in 2014.
University of Charleston, MacCorkle Avenue, Charleston, WV Built between 1947 and the present, these building comprise the campus of the University of Charleston, a private university founded in 1888, which moved to this location in 1947. The buildings vary in style and details, but most feature buff brick cladding, limestone trim, and green trim accents. The university today has a student body of approximately 3,000, and features programs in a variety of subjects.
West Virginia Capitol Complex Sign, Kanawha Boulevard and Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV
Holly Grove, Kanawha Boulevard and Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV Built in 1815, this Federal-style house was constructed as the home of Daniel Ruffner, and was heavily modified by former owner John Nash with the addition of Classical Revival-style trim elements, porches, and a two-story semi-circular ionic front portico in 1902. The house was purchased by the State of West Virginia as part of the construction of the new West Virginia State Capitol to the east of the house in the 1920s. The house features a red flemish bond brick exterior, a hipped roof with hipped dormers, a rough-hewn stone base, a semi-circular two-story front portico with ionic columns, six-over-one and nine-over-one double-hung windows, a front terrace with a wooden balustrade, a door with a fanlight transom and sidelights at the balcony on the second floor of the portico, a front door with decorative glass sidelights and a decorative glass transom, a one-story side porch with a hipped roof, and a hipped rear ell. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The house today serves as a state office building.
Holly Grove, Kanawha Boulevard and Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV Built in 1815, this Federal-style house was constructed as the home of Daniel Ruffner, and was heavily modified by former owner John Nash with the addition of Classical Revival-style trim elements, porches, and a two-story semi-circular ionic front portico in 1902. The house was purchased by the State of West Virginia as part of the construction of the new West Virginia State Capitol to the east of the house in the 1920s. The house features a red flemish bond brick exterior, a hipped roof with hipped dormers, a rough-hewn stone base, a semi-circular two-story front portico with ionic columns, six-over-one and nine-over-one double-hung windows, a front terrace with a wooden balustrade, a door with a fanlight transom and sidelights at the balcony on the second floor of the portico, a front door with decorative glass sidelights and a decorative glass transom, a one-story side porch with a hipped roof, and a hipped rear ell. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The house today serves as a state office building.
Holly Grove, Kanawha Boulevard and Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV Built in 1815, this Federal-style house was constructed as the home of Daniel Ruffner, and was heavily modified by former owner John Nash with the addition of Classical Revival-style trim elements, porches, and a two-story semi-circular ionic front portico in 1902. The house was purchased by the State of West Virginia as part of the construction of the new West Virginia State Capitol to the east of the house in the 1920s. The house features a red flemish bond brick exterior, a hipped roof with hipped dormers, a rough-hewn stone base, a semi-circular two-story front portico with ionic columns, six-over-one and nine-over-one double-hung windows, a front terrace with a wooden balustrade, a door with a fanlight transom and sidelights at the balcony on the second floor of the portico, a front door with decorative glass sidelights and a decorative glass transom, a one-story side porch with a hipped roof, and a hipped rear ell. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The house today serves as a state office building.
Holly Grove, Kanawha Boulevard and Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV Built in 1815, this Federal-style house was constructed as the home of Daniel Ruffner, and was heavily modified by former owner John Nash with the addition of Classical Revival-style trim elements, porches, and a two-story semi-circular ionic front portico in 1902. The house was purchased by the State of West Virginia as part of the construction of the new West Virginia State Capitol to the east of the house in the 1920s. The house features a red flemish bond brick exterior, a hipped roof with hipped dormers, a rough-hewn stone base, a semi-circular two-story front portico with ionic columns, six-over-one and nine-over-one double-hung windows, a front terrace with a wooden balustrade, a door with a fanlight transom and sidelights at the balcony on the second floor of the portico, a front door with decorative glass sidelights and a decorative glass transom, a one-story side porch with a hipped roof, and a hipped rear ell. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The house today serves as a state office building.
Holly Grove, Kanawha Boulevard and Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV Built in 1815, this Federal-style house was constructed as the home of Daniel Ruffner, and was heavily modified by former owner John Nash with the addition of Classical Revival-style trim elements, porches, and a two-story semi-circular ionic front portico in 1902. The house was purchased by the State of West Virginia as part of the construction of the new West Virginia State Capitol to the east of the house in the 1920s. The house features a red flemish bond brick exterior, a hipped roof with hipped dormers, a rough-hewn stone base, a semi-circular two-story front portico with ionic columns, six-over-one and nine-over-one double-hung windows, a front terrace with a wooden balustrade, a door with a fanlight transom and sidelights at the balcony on the second floor of the portico, a front door with decorative glass sidelights and a decorative glass transom, a one-story side porch with a hipped roof, and a hipped rear ell. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The house today serves as a state office building.
West Virginia Governor’s Mansion, Kanawha Boulevard, Charleston, WV Built in 1925, this Classical Revival-style house was designed by Walter F. Martens to serve as the West Virginia Governor’s Mansion. The building features a red flemish bond brick exterior, stone trim, a mansard roof with hipped dormers, nine-over-nine and casement windows, a front portico with fluted corinthian columns and a front pediment with festoons and an oxeye attic window, a cornice with modillions, a front door with a fanlight transom and decorative trim surround, elliptical oxeye windows and a balcony at the second floor of the front portico, a one-story side porch and sunroom flanking the central wing of the house, and a rear garage wing. The building is part of the West Virginia State Capitol Complex, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, and today, remains in use as the official residence of the Governor of West Virginia.
Holly Grove, Kanawha Boulevard and Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV Built in 1815, this Federal-style house was constructed as the home of Daniel Ruffner, and was heavily modified by former owner John Nash with the addition of Classical Revival-style trim elements, porches, and a two-story semi-circular ionic front portico in 1902. The house was purchased by the State of West Virginia as part of the construction of the new West Virginia State Capitol to the east of the house in the 1920s. The house features a red flemish bond brick exterior, a hipped roof with hipped dormers, a rough-hewn stone base, a semi-circular two-story front portico with ionic columns, six-over-one and nine-over-one double-hung windows, a front terrace with a wooden balustrade, a door with a fanlight transom and sidelights at the balcony on the second floor of the portico, a front door with decorative glass sidelights and a decorative glass transom, a one-story side porch with a hipped roof, and a hipped rear ell. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The house today serves as a state office building.
Holly Grove, Kanawha Boulevard and Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV Built in 1815, this Federal-style house was constructed as the home of Daniel Ruffner, and was heavily modified by former owner John Nash with the addition of Classical Revival-style trim elements, porches, and a two-story semi-circular ionic front portico in 1902. The house was purchased by the State of West Virginia as part of the construction of the new West Virginia State Capitol to the east of the house in the 1920s. The house features a red flemish bond brick exterior, a hipped roof with hipped dormers, a rough-hewn stone base, a semi-circular two-story front portico with ionic columns, six-over-one and nine-over-one double-hung windows, a front terrace with a wooden balustrade, a door with a fanlight transom and sidelights at the balcony on the second floor of the portico, a front door with decorative glass sidelights and a decorative glass transom, a one-story side porch with a hipped roof, and a hipped rear ell. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The house today serves as a state office building.

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UPPER BIG BRANCH MINING MEMORIAL GROUP
25586 COAL RIVER RD
ORGAS
WV
25148-9665

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MID # 8405400091
Name UPPER BIG BRANCH MINING MEMORIAL GROUP
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 274729186
NTEECC A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 308,485
REVENUE 308,485
LAT/LONG 38.048193, -81.577965
CODES FIPS State Code: 54
FIPS County Code: 005
US Census Tract: 958501
US Census Block: 2128