Main Building (Montgomery, West Virginia)

Main Building

Old Main Building, September 2012
Location West Virginia Institute of Technology campus, Montgomery, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°10′45″N 81°19′31″W / 38.17917°N 81.32528°W / 38.17917; -81.32528Coordinates: 38°10′45″N 81°19′31″W / 38.17917°N 81.32528°W / 38.17917; -81.32528
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1895
NRHP Reference #

80004019

[1]
Added to NRHP June 25, 1980

Main Building, also known as "Old Main," is a historic building located on the campus of West Virginia University Institute of Technology at Montgomery, Fayette County, West Virginia. It was built in 1895-1897. In 1898 and 1905, two-story wings were attached to each side of the original unit. The total length is 207 feet. It features a projecting three story, square entrance tower with a slate covered hipped roof.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Rodney S. Collins (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Main Building" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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