Brookside Historic District (Aurora, West Virginia)

Brookside Historic District is a national historic district located at Aurora, Preston County, West Virginia. It encompasses 11 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing site in the small community of Aurora. There are five properties included: Brookside Inn/Gaymont (c. 1895), the Brookside Cottages (c. 1885), Cathedral State Park, Brookside Farm (c. 1895-1905), and the Red Horse Tavern (1825). The community was an important example of a turn-of-the-20th century rural retreat with farm. Owners of the resort took advantage of its location close to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and created a respite from the city heat for residents of Washington, Baltimore, Cleveland and other cities.^[2]

Brookside Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Sycamore, Keystone, and Carbide cottages
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Location	George Washington Hwy. near Cathedral State Park, Aurora, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°19′33″N 79°32′06″W
Area	139 acres (56 ha)
Built	1825 (1825)
Architectural style	Craftsman, Shingle Style, I-house
NRHP reference No.	13000264[1]
Added to NRHP	May 8, 2013

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/06/13 through 5/10/13. National Park Service. May 17, 2013.
2. Courtney Fint Zimmerman (July 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brookside Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2014.