Municipal Building (Bluefield, West Virginia) Explained

Municipal Building
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:514 Bland St., Bluefield, West Virginia
Coordinates:37.2678°N -81.2228°W
Built:1924
Architect:Wilbur T. Mills
Garry & Sheffey
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:May 29, 1979
Refnum:79002591

Municipal Building, also known as Old Bluefield Municipal Building, is a historic municipal building located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. It was built in 1924, and is a two- to three-story, steel and reinforced concrete Classical Revival-style building. It features a three-story high pedimented central pavilion with four engaged Ionic order columns. In 1977, the city government of Bluefield moved to its new building.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District, established in 1987.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Municipal Building. January 1979. 2011-08-18 . Rodney S. Collins. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.