Municipal Building (Bluefield, West Virginia)

Municipal Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	514 Bland St., Bluefield, West Virginia
Coordinates	37°16′4″N81°13′22″W / 37.26778°N 81.22278°W / 37.26778; -81.22278
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1924
Architect	Wilbur T. Mills; Garry & Sheffey
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	79002591 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 29, 1979

Municipal Building, also known as Old Bluefield Municipal Building, is a historic municipal building located in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1924, and is a two- to three-story, steel and reinforced concrete Classical Revival-style building. It features a three-story high pedimented central pavilion with four engaged Ionic order columns. In 1977, the city government of Bluefield moved to its new building. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District, established in 1987. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Rodney S. Collins (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Municipal Building" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 18, 2011.

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