Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park, Parkersburg

Name: Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park
Address: Ohio River, Parkersburg, 26101, United States
Telephone: (304) 420-4800

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Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park

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Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park is a state park located on Blennerhassett Island, a small island in the Ohio River, located in Wood County, West Virginia, USA. The property was the site of a Palladian mansion owned by Harman Blennerhassett, a participant in some of the alleged intrigues of Aaron Burr, and his wife Margaret Agnew. While the original mansion burned to the ground in 1811, a detailed replica, which can be toured, was built on its foundations in the 1980s. The Blennerhasset mansion greatly resembled George Washington's Mount Vernon, due to its Palladian style. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 39°16'20"N, 81°37'29"W

Address

Ohio RiverParkersburg 26101 United States

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(304) 420-4800

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Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grand Central Mall, Blennerhassett Island Bridge, Smoot Theatre, St. Francis Xavier Church.

4.3 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Grand Central Mall, Vienna
111 min walk • Grand Central Mall is a 908,238-square-foot regional shopping mall in Vienna, West Virginia, near the larger city of Parkersburg. The mall opened in 1972 and is the only enclosed mall within thirty-five miles of its region.
1.2 miW
Bridge
Blennerhassett Island Bridge, Blennerhassett Island
31 min walk • Blennerhassett Island Bridge, with a network arch design, carries U.S. Route 50 over the Ohio River and the historic Blennerhassett Island between Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio and Washington, West Virginia in the United States.
3.4 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Smoot Theatre, Parkersburg
88 min walk • The Smoot Theatre is a historic vaudeville house and movie theater located in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1926, and is a brick and terra cotta building with a simple Classical style front. It features a Greek key cornice and a second story inset with four fluted columns in antis.
3.5 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Francis Xavier Church, Parkersburg
90 min walk • St. Francis Xavier Church is a historic church at 532 Market Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia. This church was built in 1869 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. St. Francis Xavier is one of the four original churches of the Diocese of Wheeling. St. Xavier is also the oldest church building in Parkersburg.
3.4 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Henry Logan Memorial AME Church, Parkersburg
87 min walk • Henry Logan Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at Ann & 6th Streets in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia.
3.4 miE
City hall
Smith Building, Parkersburg
86 min walk • Smith Building was a historic commercial building located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia.
3.2 miE
Bridge
Parkersburg Bridge, Parkersburg
83 min walk • The Parkersburg Bridge crosses the Ohio River between Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Belpre, Ohio. Designed by Jacob Linville, the bridge has 46 spans: 25 deck plate girder, 14 deck truss, 6 through truss, and 1 through plate girder. 50,000 cubic yards of stone were used for the 53 piers.
3.5 miE
Bridge
Memorial Bridge, Parkersburg
89 min walk • The Memorial Bridge, locally known as the toll bridge, crosses the Ohio River connecting Belpre, Ohio and Parkersburg, West Virginia. The bridge is an alternate route to access U.S. Route 50 in Ohio from central Parkersburg.
3.2 miE
Bridge
Parkersburg–Belpre Bridge, Parkersburg
83 min walk • The Parkersburg–Belpre Bridge is a four-lane cantilever bridge that connects Parkersburg, West Virginia to Belpre, Ohio across the Ohio River. The bridge was completed in 1980. The bridge had been signed U.S.
3.3 miE
Romanesque architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
Wood County Courthouse, Parkersburg
85 min walk • The Wood County Courthouse is a public building in downtown Parkersburg, West Virginia, in the United States. The courthouse was built in 1899 at a cost of $100,000 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by local contractors Caldwell & Drake, according to the plans of architect L.
3 miE
Archaeological site
Fort Boreman, Parkersburg
76 min walk • Fort Boreman is a historic archaeological site encompassing a Civil War fortification located near Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1863, by Company A of the 11th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment.