Salem College Administration Building


Salem College Administration Building was a historic school administration building located on the campus of Salem University in Salem, West Virginia, United States. It was designed by Ernest C. S. Holmboe of Holmboe & Lafferty, the most prominent architectural firm in the Clarksburg region at the time.

Architecture

It was built in 1909–1910, and was a 2.5-story, stone and brick building with a truncated hipped roof and full basement in the Collegiate Gothic style. It consisted of an imposing central tower flanked by two symmetrical wings. The wings featured large, two-story, parapet-gabled wall dormers. The roof was topped by small, hipped roof cupola.
It was listed on the National Register of [Historic Places] in 1989.

Demolition

The building was demolished in September 2023. Salem University announced plans to replace it with a park and alumni garden. The remainder of the space would be used for future development.