Dering Building is a historic commercial building located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was designed by noted Morgantown architect Elmer F. Jacobs and built in 1896. It is a three-story Romanesque Revival style brick building. It has a rectangular plan, a flat roof, separate store fronts, and recessed portico entrances. It features a pediment above the flat roof with a rising sun motif and the date of construction inscribed in the center.[2]
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| Location | 175-177 Walnut St., Morgantown, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°37′49″N 79°57′25″W / 39.63028°N 79.95694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | Elmer F. Jacobs |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001288[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 4, 1994 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It is located in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District, listed in 1996.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Brian Thomas Berkley (May 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dering Building" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.