Shotwell Hall, West Liberty State College Explained

Shotwell Hall, West Liberty State College
Location:Bethany Pike, approximately 1.25 mi. S of jct. with Locust Grove Rd., West Liberty, West Virginia
Coordinates:40.1635°N -80.6027°W
Built:1937
Architect:Faris, Frederick F.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:December 27, 1996
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:96001529

Shotwell Hall, also known as Fraternity Hall, is a historic dormitory located on the campus of West Liberty University at West Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was designed by noted Wheeling architect Frederick F. Faris (1870-1927) and built as a Public Works Administration project in 1937. It is a -story red brick over concrete block building in the Colonial Revival style. It features a broken pediment doorway and pedimented gable ends. The building was built as a men's dormitory, but now houses faculty offices. The building is named for Nathan Shotwell, first president of West Liberty Academy from 1838 to 1854.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shotwell Hall. October 1995. 2011-09-01 . David Javersak and Katherine Jourdan. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.