Cass Historic District is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located at Cass, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 79 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure. Cass was founded in 1902 as a company town for lumbering by the

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company MeadWestvaco Corporation was an American packaging company based in Richmond, Virginia. It had approximately 23,000 employees. In February 2006, it moved its corporate headquarters to Richmond. In March 2008, the company announced a change to st ...

. The district features three classes of housing: class three houses for day laborers, class two houses for section foreman and office personnel, and class one houses for persons in management positions. The class three houses measure 30 feet by 20 feet, and are very stout, rectangular two-story frame structures, with front and rear porches. Non-residential buildings include the former hospital, clubhouse, town building, lodge hall, former Methodist and Presbyterian churches, old school building, and the company store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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National Register of Historic Places in Pocahontas County, West Virginia Historic districts in Pocahontas County, West Virginia Houses in Pocahontas County, West Virginia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia {{PocahontasCountyWV-NRHP-stub