Dering Building

Dering Building is a historic commercial building located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was designed by noted Morgantown architect Elmer F. Jacobs and built in 1896. It is a three-story Romanesque Revival style brick building. It has a rectangular plan, a flat roof, separate store fronts, and recessed portico entrances. It features a pediment above the flat roof with a rising sun motif and the date of construction inscribed in the center.[2]

Dering Building
Location175-177 Walnut St., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°37′49″N 79°57′25″W
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectElmer F. Jacobs
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.94001288[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 4, 1994

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It is located in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District, listed in 1996.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Brian Thomas Berkley (May 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dering Building" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.


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