Memorial Arch (Huntington, West Virginia) Explained

Memorial Arch
Coordinates:38.4064°N -82.4628°W
Built:1924
Architect:Meanor & Handloser et al.
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:April 16, 1981
Refnum:81000597

The Memorial Arch is a historic memorial arch located in Memorial Park at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia.[1] It was built between 1924 and 1929 by the Cabell County War Memorial Association as a memorial to the dead and to those who served the county in World War I. It is built of gray Indiana limestone on a gray granite base. It measures 42 feet high, 34 feet wide, and 9 feet deep. It features Classical Revival style bas-relief carvings. The structure was rededicated in 1980. It is the only triumphal style arch in West Virginia.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memorial Arch.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Memorial Arch. December 1980. 2011-07-23 . Rodney S. Collins. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.