Prince Train Station – It Never Gets Old
The Amtrak Station in Prince, West Virginia is probably one of the most photographed buildings in the state. Well, you can just add us to the long list of fans of this 1946 Streamline Moderne masterpiece! Our historic resource survey team was in the New River Gorge for a project recently and just happened to …
Read moreBuxton and Landstreet Company Store Draft National Register Nomination
ARA has been working with the Vandalia Heritage Foundation to nominate the Buxton and Landstreet Company Store to the National Register of Historic Places. The draft nomination is currently in review with the WV State Historic Preservation Office. Check out our overview of the project at https://youtu.be/XLdWrFYIuTk Click the following link to access a copy …
Read moreArchitectural Term Challenge
After almost 20 years in the historic preservation field, I like to think I have a pretty good architectural vocabulary, but every once in awhile, I get stumped. This terra cotta ornamentation is on the Blennerhassett Hotel in Parkersburg, West Virginia. I worked on this project in 2012 yet the term for these continues to …
Read moreARA National Register Nomination for O.M. Oviatt House Approved!
I’m pleased to announce that ARA’s nomination for the Orson Minot Oviatt House in Richfield, OH was approved by the state review board today. I had a great time getting to know this wonderful house and its dedicated owner Joyce. She bought the house last year and has been busy making it into a fabulous …
Read moreARA to Present Webinar on McDowell County, WV Historic Resources
Join Courtney Zimmerman of Aurora Research Associates on Thursday, May 28 at 1pm to hear about the company’s county-wide survey of McDowell County, West Virginia. This presentation was originally to have take place at the Preservation Alliance of WV’s conference earlier in May, which was cancelled due to COVID-19. ARA conducted the survey in 2016 …
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