Oglebay Hall
Oglebay Hall | |
 Oglebay Hall, September 2012 | |
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| Location | University Ave., Morgantown, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°38′14″N 79°57′16″W / 39.63722°N 79.95444°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1918 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | West Virginia University Neo-Classical Revival Buildings TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003207[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1985 |
Oglebay Hall is a historic classroom building associated with the West Virginia University and located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built in 1918, and is a three-story, brick and concrete building with Classical Revival detailing. The front facade features four Doric order columns that support a pediment with a false, concrete railing and entablature with the building's name. It also has balconies with cast iron balustrades. It originally housed the university's College of Agriculture (until 1961) and represents the university's heritage as a land-grant institution. The building is named for industrialist and philanthropist Earl W. Oglebay, whose house at Wheeling, West Virginia is known as the Oglebay Mansion Museum.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Randall Gooden (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oglebay Hall" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- West Virginia University campus
- University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia
- School buildings completed in 1918
- National Register of Historic Places in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- 1918 establishments in West Virginia
- Mountaineer Country Registered Historic Place stubs