Salem College Administration Building
Salem College Administration Building | |
 The Salem College Administration Building at Salem College | |
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| Location | 223 W. Main St., Salem, West Virginia, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′1″N 80°34′2″W / 39.28361°N 80.56722°W |
| Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
| 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 is a historic school administration building located on the campus of Salem University in Salem, West Virginia.
It was built in 1909–1910, and is 2 1/2-story, stone and brick building with a truncated hipped roof and full basement in the Collegiate Gothic style. It consist of an imposing central tower flanked by two symmetrical wings The wings feature large, two-story, parapet-gabled wall dormers. The roof is topped by small, hipped roof cupola.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
The building was demolished in September 2023. Salem University announced plans to replace it with a park.[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.
Categories:
- University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- School buildings completed in 1910
- Schools in Harrison County, West Virginia
- Collegiate Gothic architecture in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Harrison County, West Virginia
- University and college administration buildings in the United States
- Salem University
- Mountaineer Country Registered Historic Place stubs