2126 Reid Avenue
The grand D.E. French house was built in 1919 for West
Virginia State Senator D.E. French. Senator French was
an attorney and president of First National Bank of
Keystone. |
1339 Liberty Street
Designed and built by local
architect Robert Sheffey in 1920, this Federal Style house
is associated with long-time owner R.H. Moore. The
Moore family occupied the house from 1926 to 1981. Mr.
Moore was an officer of the Jewel Ridge Coal Company. |
409 Albemarle Street
The stately Mitchell house has graced Albemarle
Street since its construction in 1915. Designed by
architect John Kingsbury, the house was originally owned by
Michael S. Stupalsky, businessman and Bluefield city
treasurer. H. Milnor Mitchell, president of Bluefield
Bottling Company later purchased the property. |
109 Spring Grove Avenue
Known as Alex Mahood's Bluefield masterpiece, the Garrett house was constructed in 1915. Set atop a hillside,
the Georgian Revival mansion with its ornate oversized
portico was the perfect place to view the budding South
Bluefield neighborhood. |
2009 Bland Road
This Alex Mahood gem was built in 1916 for Captain
D.H. Barger. A three-story open staircase graces the
center hall of the Colonial Revival house. Dr. Wade H.
St. Clair later purchased the home. Dr. St. Clair was
one of three local physicians who began the Bluefield
Sanitarium. The Sanitarium has evolved into the
Bluefield Regional Medical Center. |
105 Oakhurst Avenue
Built in 1926, Alex Mahood designed this
Mediterranean Revival house for Edgar S. Pedigo.
The house enjoys the distinction of being the
home of a West Virginia political dynasty.
John and Elizabeth Kee, long-time owners of the
house, both served in the US Congress.
Their son Jim, succeeded his mother.
Between the three, the Kee family controlled
West Virginia's Fifth Congressional seat for
forty years. |
