Parsons in Tucker County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Tucker County Bank Building
407½ 1st Street
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.
Location. 39° 5.818′ N, 79° 40.785′ W. Marker is in Parsons, West Virginia, in Tucker County. Marker is at the intersection of 1st Street (U.S. 219) and Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west on 1st Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 407 1/2 1st Street, Parsons WV 26287, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Corrick's Ford Battle (within shouting distance of this marker); Tucker County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Williams v. Board of Education Case (within shouting distance of this marker); We Are Free Because You Were Brave! (within shouting distance of this marker); Tucker County Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Flood of November 4-5, 1985 Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Parsons / Corrick's Ford
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Tucker County Bank Building. Wikipedia article about the building (Submitted on July 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
2. National Register of Historic Places nomination form.
Excerpt from the form on page 7:
The Tucker County Bank Building is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A: Commerce as the building was a the center of Parsons business enterprises from the town’s earliest days to 1985 when a flood nearly destroyed the town. The building’s history illustrates the development of a mountain community during the rail and lumber boom of the early twentieth century. As local fortunes increased, so too did the building’s occupancy and services. The period of significance dates from 1903, the year the first tenant moved in, to 1960, the National Register’s fifty-year cut-off, since it continued to have significance.(Submitted on July 25, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Tucker County Bank was the first bank in the area and served residents from its First and Walnut Street location until moving in 1969. During that time, the building had served as a centerof local of commerce as it included a drug store, a clothing store, a Masonic lodge, the Board of Education, an insurance office, a lawyer’s office and a bus depot.
Photographed By Craig Doda, July 22, 2022
3. Tucker County Bank Building
Door Step.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on August 12, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
