Shaw Hall
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Shaw Hall, West Liberty State College | |
 Shaw Hall, April 2011 | |
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| Location | Bethany Pike, approximately 1.25 mi. S of jct. with Locust Grove Rd., West Liberty, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1919 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001528[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1996 |
Shaw Hall is a historic dormitory located on the campus of West Liberty University at West Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was built in 1919–1920, and is a three-story red brick building in the Classical Revival style. The front and end facades are dominated by two-story porticos with Ionic order columns having a stucco shaft. It was built as the first dormitory on campus and housed female students. It is the oldest building on the campus of West Liberty University. The building now houses classrooms and administrative offices. The building is named for John C. Shaw, president of West Liberty Normal School from 1908 to 1919.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
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- Residential buildings completed in 1920
- Buildings and structures in Ohio County, West Virginia
- Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia
- Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- West Liberty University
- University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Ohio County, West Virginia
- University and college residential buildings in West Virginia
- Northern Panhandle Registered Historic Place stubs