Cameron Downtown

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Cameron Downtown

| nrhp_type = hd

| nocat = yes

| image = Curved Building in Cameron.jpg

| caption = B&O Building / Ford Building, 2 Main Street

| location = Roughly Bounded by Church St., Waynesburg Ave., Main St., and Park St., Cameron, West Virginia

| coordinates = {{coord|39|49|35|N|80|33|57|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = West Virginia#USA

| built = 1895

| architect = Hamilton, Carl

| architecture = Classical Revival, Colonial Revival

| added = December 4, 1998

| area = {{convert|12|acre}}

| refnum = 98001473

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Cameron Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia. It encompasses 27 contributing buildings in the commercial core developed after a severe fire in 1895 which destroyed much of the downtown area. They are large 2-4 story brick buildings reflecting the Classical Revival and Colonial Revival styles. Notable buildings include the Masonic Lodge 17 (c. 1900), Romine Building/Moose Lodge 758 (c. 1900), First Presbyterian Church (1907), First United Methodist Church (1894), Hotel Main (c. 1896-1897), Finlayson's 5 & 10/ Senior Citizens Building (c. 1896), Flatiron Building (1896), First Christian Church of Cameron (1896), and Old B&O Freight Station (1878).{{cite web|url=https://wvculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Cameron-downtown-historic-district.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cameron Downtown Historic District|date=June 1998|accessdate=2011-07-09|author=Katherine M. Jourdan|publisher=State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation|archive-date=October 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013211505/http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/marshall/98001473.pdf|url-status=live}}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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