Luna Park Historic District | |
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Location | Roughly bounded by Main St., Glenwood Ave., Delaware Ave., & Kanawha Blvd. W., West Side (Charleston), West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°21′41″N 81°39′11″W / 38.36139°N 81.65306°W |
Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
Built | c. 1910 -1945 |
Architect | Norman, John C. Norman (300/2/4/6/8 Park Avenye) H. Rus Warne (180 Grant Street) others |
Architectural style | American Foursquare, American Craftsman/ Bungalow, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 12000181 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 3, 2012 |
Luna Park Historic District is a federally designated national historic district located in the West Side neighborhood of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It encompasses 444 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Charleston. The majority of the homes in the district were constructed in the mid to late 1925s and early 1930s and a portion of the district was the location of a local amusement park, Luna Park, from 1912 until 1923. The houses reflect a variety of popular architectural styles including American Foursquare, American Craftsman / Bungalow, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival, including Dutch Colonial Revival. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]