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Municipal Building (Bluefield, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°16′4″N 81°13′22″W / 37.26778°N 81.22278°W / 37.26778; -81.22278
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Municipal Building
Municipal Building (Bluefield, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Municipal Building (Bluefield, West Virginia)
Municipal Building (Bluefield, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Municipal Building (Bluefield, West Virginia)
Location514 Bland St., Bluefield, West Virginia
Coordinates37°16′4″N 81°13′22″W / 37.26778°N 81.22278°W / 37.26778; -81.22278
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1924
ArchitectWilbur T. Mills; Garry & Sheffey
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.79002591[1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1979

Municipal Building, also known as Old Bluefield Municipal Building, is a historic municipal building located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. It was built in 1924, and is a two- to three-story, steel and reinforced concrete Classical Revival-style building. It features a three-story high pedimented central pavilion with four engaged Ionic order columns. In 1977, the city government of Bluefield moved to its new building.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District, established in 1987.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Rodney S. Collins (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Municipal Building" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.

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