Women's Christian Temperance Union Community Building
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Women's Christian Temperance Union Community Building, also known as the WCTU Building, is a historic building at 160 Fayette Street in Morgantown
, Monongalia County, West Virginia
. It was built in 1922 by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
, and is a detached, brick, four-story plus basement structure in the Classical Revival
style. It features a smooth-cut stone cornice
topped by a balustrade
. The interior has a two-level basement that houses a large gymnasium
. The building also houses office space, meeting rooms, private apartments, and recreational facilties.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1985. It is located in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District
, listed in 1996.
Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...
, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Monongalia County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 81,866 people, 33,446 households, and 18,495 families residing in the county. The population density was 227 people per square mile . There were 36,695 housing units at an average density of 102 per square mile...
. It was built in 1922 by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was the first mass organization among women devoted to social reform with a program that "linked the religious and the secular through concerted and far-reaching reform strategies based on applied Christianity." Originally organized on December 23, 1873, in...
, and is a detached, brick, four-story plus basement structure in the Classical Revival
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
style. It features a smooth-cut stone cornice
Cornice
Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding.The function of the projecting...
topped by a balustrade
Baluster
A baluster is a moulded shaft, square or of lathe-turned form, one of various forms of spindle in woodwork, made of stone or wood and sometimes of metal, standing on a unifying footing, and supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase. Multiplied in this way, they form a...
. The interior has a two-level basement that houses a large gymnasium
Gymnasium
Gymnasium may refer to:*Gymnasium , educational and sporting institution*Gymnasium , type of secondary school that prepares students for higher education**Gymnasium **Gymnasium...
. The building also houses office space, meeting rooms, private apartments, and recreational facilties.
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 1985. It is located in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District
Downtown Morgantown Historic District
Downtown Morgantown Historic District is a national historic district located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. The district originally included 122 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Morgantown. ...
, listed in 1996.