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Elmer F. Jacobs

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Elmer F. Jacobs
Died1945
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect

Elmer F. Jacobs (died 1945) was a Morgantown, West Virginia-based architect.

He graduated from West Virginia University worked under J. I. Beatty, one of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's, best known architects. He came to Morgantown in 1893 and set up business. He was the leading residential architect in Morgantown, building in both Queen Anne Revival and Neo-Classical Revival styles. He also built the post office building, a portion of the Seneca Glass Works, the additions to West Virginia University's Woodburn Hall, and several commercial buildings in downtown Morgantown. He was a member of the American Institute of Architects.[1][2]

He died in 1945 in Morgantown, West Virginia.

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References

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  1. ^ Nancy Moore and Steven Lee (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Judge Frank Cox House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  2. ^ Brian Thomas Berkley (May 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dering Building" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.