South Bluefield Historic District

Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 9,658 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Bluefield micropolitan area extending into Virginia, which had a population of 106,363 in 2020.

Jefferson Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. The district includes 63 contributing buildings in a residential area of Bluefield known as Oakland Addition, originally platted in 1910. The buildings are primarily single-family residences with a few multiple family dwellings, and one church, the College Avenue Baptist Church. Houses are representative of popular architectural styles from the turn of the 20th century, including American Four Square, Bungalow, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival. A number of the homes were designed by architect Alex B. Mahood. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Bluefield High School (BHS) is a public secondary school in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. It is part of Mercer County Public Schools and is located at 535 West Cumberland Road. As of the 2018-2019 school year, enrollment was 609 students. The school built a new library in 1998, which was later named after longtime librarian Mary Chmara.

Upper Oakhurst Historic District is a national historic district located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. The district includes 37 contributing buildings in a residential area adjacent to South Bluefield. The buildings are primarily large single-family residences on large lots. The properties were mostly developed during the 1920s, and are representative of popular architectural styles, including Colonial Revival and Classical Revival. A number of the homes were designed by architect Alex B. Mahood. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. The district includes 73 contributing buildings in Bluefield's central business district. The buildings are primarily three and four story masonry commercial buildings. Notable buildings include The Shamrock Restaurant (1885), People's Bank (1895), the Art Deco / Moderne style Colonial Theatre (1916, c. 1945) and Appalachian Power Company building (1923, 1939), Law and Commerce Building (1913, 1918), Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Building (1902, 1927), First Christian Church (1920), Elizabeth Kee Federal Building and Post Office (1911), Bluefield Sanatorium, and West Virginia Hotel (1923) designed by Alex B. Mahood. Located in the district is the separately listed Municipal Building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Municipal Building, also known as Old Bluefield Municipal Building, is a historic municipal building located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. It was built in 1924, and is a two- to three-story, steel and reinforced concrete Classical Revival-style building. It features a three-story high pedimented central pavilion with four engaged Ionic order columns. In 1977, the city government of Bluefield moved to its new building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District, established in 1987.

The Craft Memorial Library (CML) is a public library serving the city of Bluefield, West Virginia. CML also operates as part of the Mountain Library Network, a resource sharing consortium which unites public library services across West Virginia. The library is governed by a publicly elected board of trustees.

The Bluefield Green Book Historic District comprises two buildings in Bluefield, West Virginia, that were used as hotels and apartments catering to African-American travelers during the segregation era of the mid-20th century. The Traveler's Inn Hotel was built in 1920, and the Hotel Thelma was built in 1948–49 on an adjoining lot on Wayne Street. Both were listed in the Negro Motorist Green Book. The Hotel Thelma was listed from 1950 to 1961, and the Traveler's Inn Hotel was listed from 1959 to 1966.

The Hancock House, also known as the "Alpha House," is a historic home located at Bluefield in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1907, and is a large, 2½-story frame dwelling in the American Foursquare style. It features a massive, very deep porch encircling the house on the front and side elevations and a porte cochere. The house was purchased by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity of Bluefield State College in 1962. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Easley House, also known as "The Breezes," is a historic home located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. It was designed by architect Alex B. Mahood, and built between 1919 and 1922. It is a stone, 2+1⁄2-story, Tudor Revival-style dwelling with a one-story conservatory wing. It has irregular massing and a projecting gable. Also on the property is a two-story side gable stone garage. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

President's House, also referred to as Hatter Hall, is a historic home located on the campus of Bluefield State University at Bluefield, West Virginia. It was built in 1930 and named after President Hamilton Hatter, and is a brick, 2+1⁄2-story, Colonial Revival-style dwelling. It has one bay side wings and a hipped roof. Also on the property is a stone garage. The house was used as the residence for the college president until 1966. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Bluefield State University is a public historically black university (HBCU) in Bluefield, West Virginia. Despite being an HBCU, Bluefield's undergraduate student body is now over 80% white.