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13. 100 North Queen Street The Market House/ Free Masons Hall/ Odd Fellows Hall * 1846 - 1847 This is one of Martinsburg's Gothic Revival masterpieces, and once it's central marketplace. Bays at street level were once open with a shed roof over the bays and adjacent sidewalk. It is used commercially, with Masons and Odd Fellows halls overhead. |
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14. 225 South Queen Street St. Joseph's Catholic Church * 1845 - 1860 This Romanesque Revival Church was begun in 1845 and dedicated in 1860. A statue of St. Joseph stands in a niche above the center door of the Gothic-spired Greek portico designed by George Whitson in 1888. Through symbolism, the contemporary stained glass windows reflect the culture, people, commerce and industry of the local community. |
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15. 242 South Queen Street Charles G. Smith House * 1904 This Queen Anne house with high hip roof, pedimented dormers, and rounded corner towers is a superior example of the design abilities of local architect, George Whitson. The house was designed "with every modern convenience that has been devised to make a home comfortable" for Charles Smith who owned and operated a general store across from the house on John Street. |
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16. 201 East John Street Old Methodist Church * 1795 This native limestone building became the Methodist Episcopal Church of Martinsburg, 1812 - 1842. A "bull-horn" was used to call worshippers to service. Early Methodists were opposed to clamorous bells, therefore, no steeple was needed. Later, the building became a foundry, a dwelling, and more recently, restored into an office building. |
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