Oglebay Hall Explained

Oglebay Hall
Location:University Ave., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.6372°N -79.9544°W
Built:1918
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:December 19, 1985
Refnum:85003207

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.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oglebay Hall. July 1985. 2011-08-18 . Randall Gooden. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.