Fohs Hall

Fohs Hall
Location 143 N. Walker St., Marion, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°20′03″N 88°04′43″W / 37.334167°N 88.078611°W / 37.334167; -88.078611Coordinates: 37°20′03″N 88°04′43″W / 37.334167°N 88.078611°W / 37.334167; -88.078611
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built 1926
Built by J.N. Boston & Sons
Architect Frankel & Curtis
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference # 82002682[1]
Added to NRHP April 29, 1982

Fohs Hall in Marion, Kentucky was built in 1926. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

It was built to serve as a community center for Marion and was a donation of Ferdinand Julius Fohs, a notable petroleum geologist who grew up in Marion. It was designed by architects Frankel and Curtis of Lexington, Kentucky, and was built at cost of $73,081, on the site of the small house where Fohs had lived. It was donated by Fohs to the Marion Board of Education to serve as a community center and as an auxiliary building for Marion High School, which was located across the street. The building included a music room, a lounge, a study hall, a small library, classrooms, and an auditorium.[2]

It is a two-story brick building on a limestone foundation. It has a recessed center bay in its front, north-facing facade, topped by a stone pediment supported by four Corinthian columns.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fohs Hall". National Park Service. With four photos.
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