Shotwell Hall, West Liberty State College
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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 in 1937. It is a 2 1/2-story red brick over concrete block building in the Colonial Revival
style. It features a broken pediment doorway and pedimented gable ends. It was built as a Public Works Administration
project and designed by noted Wheeling architect Frederick F. Faris
. 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 1838-1854.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1996.
Dormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
located on the campus of West Liberty University at West Liberty
West Liberty, West Virginia
West Liberty is a town in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,220 at the 2000 census. It is the home of West Liberty University...
, Ohio County, West Virginia
Ohio County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 47,427 people, 19,733 households, and 12,155 families residing in the county. The population density was 447 people per square mile . There were 22,166 housing units at an average density of 209 per square mile...
. It was designed by noted Wheeling architect Frederick F. Faris
Frederick F. Faris
- Biography :He was born in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio in 1870. He attended public schools and received no formal training as an architect. He joined the office of Edward Wells, another Wheeling architect and builder, then formed a partnership with Joseph Leiner. After that partnership...
(1870-1927) and built in 1937. It is a 2 1/2-story red brick over concrete block building in the Colonial Revival
Colonial Revival architecture
The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...
style. It features a broken pediment doorway and pedimented gable ends. It was built as a Public Works Administration
Public Works Administration
The Public Works Administration , part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression...
project and designed by noted Wheeling architect Frederick F. Faris
Frederick F. Faris
- Biography :He was born in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio in 1870. He attended public schools and received no formal training as an architect. He joined the office of Edward Wells, another Wheeling architect and builder, then formed a partnership with Joseph Leiner. After that partnership...
. 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 1838-1854.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1996.