top of page
VERY HISTORIC DISTRICT
NEWS WORTHY
A Ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 in celebration of completion of the District entry pillars.
![20210605_103514[1].jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a1a9f5_c20d475ae0ca43c081e52923d029e6df~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_267,h_198,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/20210605_103514%5B1%5D.jpg)
![20210605_104855[1].jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a1a9f5_88552adde0c44450b3cd4823df4982ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_146,h_198,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/20210605_104855%5B1%5D.jpg)
June 2021 - Work has begun on District Entry Pillars!
May 2021
Avery Historic District Pooch Parade
.jpg)
.jpg)
Improvements were made at the park like area at 19th and Market Streets behind St. Joseph's Landing. Landscaping has gone in and trees and shrubs are being pruned. This work has been performed and funded by individual District Market Street residents. October 2020
Avery Historic District volunteers continue to make improvements in residential areas of downtown Parkersburg.
April 3, 2019 -Parkersburg News and Sentinel
"A group of volunteers weeded, edged along sidewalks, removed dirt from sidewalks and picked up trash along Avery Street on Saturday."
July 19, 2018 - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Look for Avery Historic District's articles in History & Preservation, the quarterly newsletter of the Wood County Historical and Preservation Society. In the first edition of 2021 it was about our District's namesake, George Dolbeare Avery. Throughout 2022 the newsletter will describe the 'goings on' throughout Avery Historic District as well as feature the District's prominent history and architectural buildings.
bottom of page