Mather Building

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Location405 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°15′56″N81°33′39″W / 39.26556°N 81.56083°W / 39.26556; -81.56083
Arealess than one acre
Built1898
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Downtown Parkersburg MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001780 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 1982

The Mather Building, also known as Franklin & DeHaven Jewelers, was a historic commercial building located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1898, and was a three- to four-story, red brick and sandstone building in the Classical style. The interior featured a fine tin ceiling and a built-in vault. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, [1] and demolished on June 23, 2018. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Eliza Smith, Christina Mann (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mather Building/Franklin & DeHaven Jewelers" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. Morgan, Brittany. "The Citizens National Bank and the Mather Building Being Demolished" . Retrieved 2018-07-01.