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Whitescarver Hall

Coordinates: 39°9′36″N 80°2′26″W / 39.16000°N 80.04056°W / 39.16000; -80.04056
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Whitescarver Hall
Whitescarver Hall, between November 1989 and February 1990
Whitescarver Hall is located in West Virginia
Whitescarver Hall
Whitescarver Hall is located in the United States
Whitescarver Hall
LocationCircle Dr. on the Alderson Broaddus University campus, Philippi, West Virginia
Coordinates39°9′36″N 80°2′26″W / 39.16000°N 80.04056°W / 39.16000; -80.04056
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1912
Built byS. T. H. Holt
ArchitectHolmboe & Lafferty
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.89002317 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 1990

Whitescarver Hall is a historic dormitory building located on the campus of Alderson Broaddus University at Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1911–1912, and is a three-story white brick building in the Neoclassical style. It measures 40 feet by 90 feet. It features a hipped roof covered in red tile and four classical pilaster topped with Ionic order capitals.

Description

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Whitescarver Hall is built of white pressed brick with carved limestone accents and details. The three-story building has a red tile hipped roof with deep overhangs. The front is accented by two-story Ionic pilasters, which corners are quoined.[2]

History

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Whitescarver Hall was built as a boys' dormitory in 1912, named after Alderson Broaddus donor George M. Whiitescarver. It was designed by architects Holmboe and Lafferty of Clarksburg, West Virginia. It is the oldest building on the Alderson Broaddus campus. The building was the only male residence hall on campus from 1912 to the early 1950s, and continued in use as a residence hall until 1975, when it was converted to administrative use.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#89002317)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b James W. Daddysman (June 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Whitescarver Hall" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
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