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==Arts and culture== ===Festivals=== The most popular festivals in Franklin are the Treasure Mountain Festival, which takes place annually the third weekend in September, and the annual Trout Fest in May. Both attract visitors from surrounding counties and states. ===Historic sites=== [[File:Bank_of_Franklin_Franklin_West_Virginia.jpg|thumb|Bank of Franklin]] Much of the town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the [[Franklin Historic District (West Virginia)|Franklin Historic District]] in 1986. * '''Bank of Franklin''' (1925) Situated at the center of Franklin's commercial district, the Bank of Franklin building was constructed following the fire of 1924 to house one of Franklin's two banking institutions. The new building, constructed of brick, was designed in [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] style inspired by the [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts movement]]. The bank was closed after the passage of the [[Emergency Banking Act]] in 1933, along with the other two banks in Pendleton County.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pendleton County Bank|title=Who We Are: Our History|url=http://www.yourbank.com/about-us/who-we-are.html|website=Pendleton County Bank}}</ref> * '''Dr. Preston Boggs House''' (1900) Located on North Main Street, the Dr. Preston Boggs House was constructed around 1900 in an elaborate interpretation of [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne Style]]. The house features an octagonal turret positioned on its northeast corner and multiple bay window projections. A wraparound porch on the first floor is surmounted by a smaller porch on the second floor centered on the front facade of the house.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stoner Reed|first1=Paula|title=Franklin Historic District|url=http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/pendleton/86000773.pdf|access-date=February 26, 2016}}</ref> [[File:Preston_Boggs_House_Franklin_West_Virginia.jpg|thumb|Dr. Preston Boggs House]] * '''Ernest Bowman House''' (1900) Neighboring the Dr. Preston Boggs House, the Ernest Bowman House is situated at the corner of Main Street and Dogwood Drive. Erected around 1900, the Ernest Bowman House also displays Queen Anne Style with projecting bays and ornate porches. The south facade of the house features a unique second story porch positioned overtop a bay window on the first floor.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stoner Reed|first1=Paula|title=Franklin Historic District|url=http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/pendleton/86000773.pdf|access-date=February 26, 2016}}</ref> * '''Franklin Presbyterian Church''' (1922) The Presbyterian Church at Franklin was organized August 19, 1866, near the village of [[Upper Tract, West Virginia|Upper Tract]].<ref name="History">{{cite web|last1=Franklin Presbyterian Church|title=History|url=http://www.franklinpres.org/history.html|website=Franklin Presbyterian Church|access-date=February 26, 2016}}</ref> The congregation first moved to Franklin in 1876 and erected a church across the street from the present edifice (today the Walnut Street United Methodist Church).<ref name="History"/> Construction of the present structure began in 1918 but was delayed due to an influenza outbreak and was still partially completed when the fire of 1924 destroyed Franklin's commercial district (though leaving the new church untouched).<ref name="History"/> The congregation sold its old building to the county for use as a temporary courthouse in 1924 and occupied the present building, which was designed by Stanholpe Johnson of [[Lexington, Virginia]].<ref name="History"/> The Franklin Presbyterian Church is an example of [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] style. [[File:Franklin_Presbyterian_Church_West_Virginia.jpg|thumb|Franklin Presbyterian Church]] * '''Franklin United Methodist Church''' (1881) [[Methodism]] in Pendleton County originated with the arrival of Rev. Ferdinand Lair in 1800.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Boggs|first1=Elsie Byrd|title=A History of Franklin: The County-Seat of Pendleton County West Virginia|date=1960|publisher=McClure Printing Company|location=Staunton, Virginia|page=68}}</ref> The congregation worshipped in Franklin's Union Church from 1809 until the construction of the present church in 1881, designed by H.H. Smally of [[Lilly, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Franklin United Methodist Church|title=History|url=http://franklinumcmainstreet.org/History1186453|website=Franklin United Methodist Church|access-date=February 26, 2016}}</ref> Constructed of brick, Franklin United Methodist Church displays elements of [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] and [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]] design. * '''[[McCoy House (Franklin, West Virginia)|McCoy House]]''' (1848) Located on Main Street opposite the Pendleton County Courthouse, the [[McCoy House (Franklin, West Virginia)|McCoy House]] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Built by slave labor in 1848, the house was constructed for William McCoy, who served at various times as deputy sheriff of Pendleton County, a justice of the county court, and represented Pendleton County in the state legislature.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stevens|first1=Nan|title=McCoy House|url=http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/pendleton/82004328.pdf|publisher=National Register of Historic Places|access-date=February 26, 2016}}</ref> The McCoy House is a two-story, brick "[[I-house|I-House]]" designed in [[Greek Revival Style]] with an [[Ionic order|Ionic]] portico. [[File:McCoy_House_in_Franklin_West_Virginia.jpg|thumb|McCoy House]] * '''Johnson House and Drug Store''' (1878) Located on Main Street catty-corner to the present courthouse. The property housed the Johnson family until the 1980s who operated a drug store and lived on-site in the brick structure.Β Much like the neighboring McCoy house, this structure is a brick "I-House" in a more Victorian style. * '''Pendleton County Courthouse''' (1925) Franklin was the site of three courthouses prior to the present edifice. A log structure was built in 1788 by Thomas Collett, which served the county for 28 years until a brick courthouse was built in 1816β17.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Boggs|first1=Elsie Byrd|title=A History of Franklin: The County-Seat of Pendleton County West Virginia|date=1960|publisher=McClure Printing Company|location=Staunton, Virginia|page=83}}</ref> A third, larger courthouse was erected in 1889 by Franklin resident John Add Crigler, which was destroyed by the fire of 1924.<ref name="McClure Printing Company">{{cite book|last1=Boggs|first1=Elsie Byrd|title=A History of Franklin: The County-Seat of Pendleton County West Virginia|date=1960|publisher=McClure Printing Company|location=Staunton, Virginia|page=84}}</ref> The court convened in the old Presbyterian Church (today the Walnut Street United Methodist Church) until the present, fourth courthouse was completed in 1925. Designed by the Snyder Brothers of [[Keyser, West Virginia]], the new courthouse cost $62,577.00 to erect.<ref name="McClure Printing Company"/> The Pendleton County Courthouse is an example of [[Colonial Revival Style]]. * The [[Ananias Pitsenbarger Farm]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2011.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110826.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=August 26, 2011|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/15/11 through 8/19/11|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> The [[Priest Mill]] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Budris|first1=Shirley A.|title=Priest Mill|url=http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/pendleton/00000250.pdf|publisher=National Register of Historic Places|access-date=February 26, 2016}}</ref>
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