Shotwell Hall, West Liberty State College
Shotwell Hall, West Liberty State College | |
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40°09′49″N 80°36′10″W / 40.16352°N 80.60274°W / 40.16352; -80.60274 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1937 |
Architect | Faris, Frederick F. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 96001529[1] |
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.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
- ^ a b "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 2011-09-01.
See also
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- Gary E. West College of Business
- College of Liberal and Creative Arts and Communication
- College of Education and Human Performance
- College of Sciences
- Campus
- Shotwell Hall
- Shaw Hall
- Hilltoppers
- Notable alumni
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