Oglebay Hall

United States historic place
Oglebay Hall
Oglebay Hall, September 2012
39°38′14″N 79°57′16″W / 39.63722°N 79.95444°W / 39.63722; -79.95444
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1918
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSWest Virginia University Neo-Classical Revival Buildings TR
NRHP reference No.85003207[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
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