615 Oakhurst Avenue
This Tudor Revival home was built in 1928 by Dr. E.W.
Horton. The architects were M.J. Garry and R. A.
Sheffey. |
The Bluefield Centennial
Fountain
is located in the park at Edgewood Road and
Mountain View Avenue (1889-1989). The fountain was
erected by the Men's Boxwood Garden Club in 2005. |
Elizabeth Kee Federal
Building & Post Office
Renamed in the 1960's for Elizabeth Kee, West Virginia's
first woman U.S. Representative (1963-1965).Renamed |
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Memorial School
The Bluefield Historical Society
worked with the Memorial School in 2005. This school
was designed by architect Alex Mahood in 1925 as a memorial
to the soldiers who lost their loves in past wars. The
students toured the homes in their historical district,
prepared a brochure on their school, and were treated to
refreshments at one of the historic homes. |
The Bluefield Historical
Society
teamed up with teachers at Bluefield Intermediate
School in 2006 and escorted 41 fourth graders through the
College Avenue and Country Club Hill Historical District.
The students were treated to refreshments at one of the
historic homes.
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1405
Whitethorn Street
The
childhood home of Dr. John Forbes Nash, Jr.,
who was the winner of the 1994 Nobel Laureate in
Economics. Dr. Nash's life was portrayed in the
movie,
A
Beautiful Mind.
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