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Shaw Hall, West Liberty State College

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Area
  
less than one acre

NRHP Reference #
  
96001528

Architectural style
  
Neoclassical architecture

Built
  
1919

Opened
  
1919

Added to NRHP
  
27 December 1996

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Location
  
Bethany Pike, approximately 1.25 mi. S of jct. with Locust Grove Rd., West Liberty, West Virginia

Similar
  
West Liberty State Coll, Beagle Hotel, Carter Farm, William Miles Tiernan H, Henry K List House

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 1908-1919.

Map of Shaw Hall, Wheeling, WV 26003, USA

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

References

Shaw Hall, West Liberty State College Wikipedia