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Property Name	Brookside Historic District
Reference Number	13000264
State	West Virginia
County	Preston
Town	Aurora
Street Address	George Washington Hwy, n . and s. sides, near Cathedral State Park, Aurora, WV
Multiple Property Submission Name	N/A
Status	Listed 05/08/2013
Link to full file	http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13000264.pdf

The Brookside Historic District is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A: Entertainment/Recreation for its local significance in the area's leisure history. It is also eligible under Criterion A: Agriculture for its significance in supporting the resort and its visitors. The district's period of significance begins ca. 1885, the construction date of the cottages built by resort founder Wilmer P. Vale, which are the earliest extant contributing sources. The years of 1925-1928 are excluded due to the temporary closure of the resort. The period of significance ends in 1939 when the resort permanently closed.

 

Properties are listed in the National Register of Historic Places under four criteria: A, B, C, and D. For information on what these criterion are and how they are applied, please see our Bulletin on How to Apply the National Register Criteria

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