Main Building (Montgomery, West Virginia)

Main Building
Old Main Building, September 2012
LocationWest Virginia University Institute of Technology campus, Montgomery, West Virginia
Coordinates38°10′45″N 81°19′31″W / 38.17917°N 81.32528°W / 38.17917; -81.32528
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1895
NRHP reference No.80004019 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1980

Main Building, also known as "Old Main," is a historic building located on the former campus of West Virginia University Institute of Technology at Montgomery, Fayette County, West Virginia. It was built in 1895–1897. In 1898 and 1905, two-story wings were attached to each side of the original unit. The total length is 207 feet. It features a projecting three story, square entrance tower with a slate covered hipped roof.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Rodney S. Collins (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Main Building" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 2, 2011.