Weston State Hospital
Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | River St., Weston, WV |
| County | Lewis County |
| Listed | Apr 19, 1978 |
| Listed for | Health and medicine, Politics and government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | The Lunatic Asylum West of the Allegheny Mountains; Weston Ho |
| Reference number | 78002805 |
| Architect | Richard Snowden Andrews |
| Style | Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | River St., Weston, WV |
| Coordinates | 39.0386° N, 80.4714° W · Directions ↗ |
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Questions people ask
When was Weston State Hospital listed on the National Register?
Apr 19, 1978. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Who designed Weston State Hospital?
Richard Snowden Andrews, working in the Gothic Revival and Tudor Revival architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Weston State Hospital?
River St., Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Weston State Hospital?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 78002805. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.