Women's Christian Temperance Union Community Building

Women's Christian Temperance Union Community Building

WCTU Building, June 2012
Location 160 Fayette St., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°37′52″N 79°57′22″W / 39.63111°N 79.95611°W / 39.63111; -79.95611Coordinates: 39°37′52″N 79°57′22″W / 39.63111°N 79.95611°W / 39.63111; -79.95611
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1922
Architect Reger, Carl
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 85003406[1]
Added to NRHP October 30, 1985

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 facilities.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is located in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District, listed in 1996.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Mary A. Markey (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Women's Christian Temperance Union Community Building" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.


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