Salem College Administration Building

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Salem College Administration Building
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The Salem College Administration Building at Salem College
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Location223 W. Main St., Salem, West Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates 39°17′1″N80°34′2″W / 39.28361°N 80.56722°W / 39.28361; -80.56722
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1909
Built byShort & Hartley
Architect Holmboe & Lafferty
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
Demolished2023
NRHP reference No. 89000184 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1989

Salem College Administration Building was a historic school administration building located on the campus of Salem University in Salem, West Virginia. Designed by Ernest C. S. Holmboe of Holmboe & Lafferty the most prominent architectural firm in the Clarksburg region at the time.

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Architecture

It was built in 1909–1910, and was a 2.5-story, stone and brick building with a truncated hipped roof and full basement in the Collegiate Gothic style. It consisted of an imposing central tower flanked by two symmetrical wings. The wings featured large, two-story, parapet-gabled wall dormers. The roof was topped by small, hipped roof cupola. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

Demolition

The building was demolished in September 2023. Salem University announced plans to replace it with a park and alumni garden. The remainder of the space would be used for future development. [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. Timothy G. Zinn (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Salem College Administration Building" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  3. "Salem University planning to demolish building". WDTV. Retrieved September 17, 2023.