United States historic place
Shotwell Hall, West Liberty State College | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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Location | Bethany Pike, approximately 1.25 mi. S of jct. with Locust Grove Rd., West Liberty, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 40°09′49″N 80°36′10″W / 40.16352°N 80.60274°W / 40.16352; -80.60274 |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1937 |
Architect | Faris, Frederick F. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 96001529 |
Added to NRHP | December 27, 1996 |
Shotwell Hall, also known as Fraternity Hall, is a historic dormitory located on the campus of West Liberty University at West Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was designed by noted Wheeling architect Frederick F. Faris (1870-1927) and built as a Public Works Administration project in 1937. It is a 2+1⁄2-story red brick over concrete block building in the Colonial Revival style. It features a broken pediment doorway and pedimented gable ends. The building was built as a men's dormitory, but now houses faculty offices. The building is named for Nathan Shotwell, first president of West Liberty Academy from 1838 to 1854.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- David Javersak and Katherine Jourdan (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shotwell Hall" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
See also
West Liberty University | |
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Located in: West Liberty, West Virginia | |
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