Fairmont Normal School Administration Building
National Register of Historic Places

Fairmont Normal School Administration Building

Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia
Listed
March 27, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
94000216

About this property

Fairmont Normal School Administration Building is a historic school building located on the campus of Fairmont State University at Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia. It was built between 1915 and 1917, and is a large three-story Classical Revival style building sited atop a hill overlooking Locust Avenue. Its light coated brick exterior walls are ornamented with limestone and terra cotta details. Its front features a portico with eight Ionic order columns with shafts made of Indiana Blue Limestone. The original building measured 265 feet by 65 feet; the west wing was added in 1927. The building was renamed Hardway Hall in 1989 for Wendell G. Hardway, a former president of Fairmont State College. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Location

Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia
39.48304, -80.16018

Categories

PERFORMING ARTSEDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Fairmont Normal School Administration Building listed on the National Register?

Fairmont Normal School Administration Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 27, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Fairmont Normal School Administration Building?

Fairmont Normal School Administration Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fairmont Normal School Administration Building?

The period of significance for Fairmont Normal School Administration Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1915.

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