Salem College Administration Building
Salem College Administration Building | |
The Salem College Administration Building at Salem College | |
39°17′1″N 80°34′2″W / 39.28361°N 80.56722°W / 39.28361; -80.56722 | |
Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
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Built | 1909 |
Built by | Short & Hartley |
Architect | Holmboe & Lafferty |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
Demolished | 2023 |
NRHP reference No. | 89000184[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 30, 1989 |
Salem College Administration Building was a historic school administration building located on the campus of Salem University in Salem, West Virginia. Designed by Ernest C. S. Holmboe of Holmboe & Lafferty the most prominent architectural firm in the Clarksburg region at the time.
Architecture
It was built in 1909–1910, and was a 2.5-story, stone and brick building with a truncated hipped roof and full basement in the Collegiate Gothic style. It consisted of an imposing central tower flanked by two symmetrical wings. The wings featured large, two-story, parapet-gabled wall dormers. The roof was topped by small, hipped roof cupola.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
Demolition
The building was demolished in September 2023. Salem University announced plans to replace it with a park and alumni garden. The remainder of the space would be used for future development.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Timothy G. Zinn (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Salem College Administration Building" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Salem University planning to demolish building". WDTV. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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