Brown Building (Morgantown, West Virginia)

Brown Building
Location 295 High St., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°37′47″N 79°57′22″W / 39.62972°N 79.95611°WCoordinates: 39°37′47″N 79°57′22″W / 39.62972°N 79.95611°W
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 finial and parapet centered on the front facade. It features polychromatic brick detailing, accentuated bays and a triad 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. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  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. Retrieved 2011-08-18.