Brown Building (Morgantown, West Virginia)

Brown Building
Location: 295 High St., Morgantown, West Virginia
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1898
Architectural style: Other, Eclectic
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 85001514[1]
Added to NRHP: July 8, 1985

Brown Building, also known as the Ream Building, is a historic commercial building located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was designed in 1898 by noted Morgantown architect Elmer F. Jacobs. It is a four-story eclectic style brick building. It has a flat roof and projecting cornice. It has a ball finials and parapet centered on the front facade. It features polychromatic brick detailing, accentuated bays and a triads of double-sash windows[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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Dolores A. Fleming and Michael Workman (January 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brown Building". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/monongalia/85001514.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-18.