Salem College Administration Building

Salem College Administration Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Salem College Administration Building at Salem College
Show map of West Virginia Show map of the United States
Location	223 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
Area	2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built	1909
Built by	Short & Hartley
Architect	Holmboe & Lafferty
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
Demolished	2023
NRHP reference No.	89000184 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1989

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

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]

References

1. "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 August 5, 2011.
3. "Salem University planning to demolish building". WDTV. Retrieved September 17, 2023.