speaking of the many improvements she saw in people's lives there and stating, "I don't know whether you think that is worth half a million dollars. But I do." Eleanor Roosevelt returned to Arthurdale for the last time in 1960 to speak at the dedication ceremony of a new Presbyterian Church. One original resident, Glenna Williams, recalled in 1984 during a fifty-year anniversary celebration "I can't see how some people call Arthurdale a failure. It's a wonderful place to live". The community itself continues to exist today, with many of the original structures still in use more than eighty years later. A non-profit organization was formed in 1985 and purchased several buildings. Arthurdale Heritage, Inc. continues to preserve and restore the town. The New Deal Museum there is open year-round. Arthurdale Historic District Arthurdale includes a national historic district encompassing 147 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing site. As an historic district, it is significant because at the time of its listing, all 165 houses were extant, as well as the Inn, four of the six factories, the pottery, well house, cemeteries, most of the community center buildings, and the original road system and parking lot. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. See also Eleanor, West Virginia Tygart Valley Homesteads Historic District References Bibliography External links Eleanor Roosevelt biographer Blanche Wiesen Cook on Arthurdale Arthurdale Heritage Inc. Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site article on Arthurdale Critical Mises.org article on Arthurdale, with source citations Digital Story about Arthurdale National Register of Historic Places in Preston County, West Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Preston County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Morgantown metropolitan area Historic districts in Preston County, West Virginia New Deal subsistence homestead communities Eleanor Roosevelt Tourist attractions in Preston County, West Virginia New Deal in West Virginia