Henderson Building
Henderson Building, Southwestern State Hospital | |
Location | E. Main St., Marion, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°50′0″N 81°30′43″W / 36.83333°N 81.51194°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1887 | , 1930-1931
Architect | MacDonald Bros.; Lewman & Sweeney |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 89001919[1] |
VLR No. | 119-0004 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 21, 1990 |
Designated VLR | February 21, 1989[2] |
Henderson Building is a historic administration building located on the campus of Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute at Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. It was built in 1887 in the Victorian style and remodeled in 1930–1931, in the Classical Revival style. When built, it was a four-story, brick building with a 118-foot clock tower. With the 1930-1931 remodeling, The tower was removed and replaced with an octagonal rotunda and the building reduced to three stories. A two-story front portico was also added. In accordance with the Kirkbride Plan, the building was once connected to three radiating three story ward wings. The wings were replaced in the 1980s.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ John Salmon and Julie Vosmik (February 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Henderson Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Victorian architecture in Virginia
- Neoclassical architecture in Virginia
- University and college buildings completed in 1931
- Buildings and structures in Smyth County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Smyth County, Virginia
- 1887 establishments in Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Blue Ridge Highlands, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs