Federal Aviation Administration Records Center

The Federal Aviation Administration Records Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia is the former United States Courthouse and Post Office for the city. It is a Richardson Romanesque style building, principally designed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke, of the Office of the Supervising Architect.[2] It was used as a federal courthouse and post office from 1895 to 1961, when both functions moved across the street to a new facility. The building to some extent resembles Henry Hobson Richardson's now-destroyed Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Building.[3]

Federal Aviation Administration
Records Center
Location300 W. King St.,
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39.4569°N 77.9667°W / 39.4569; -77.9667
Built1892
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
Websitehttp://www.theartcentre.org
NRHP reference No.74001995
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1974[1]

The Federal Aviation Administration occupied the building in 1970, primarily as an emergency relocation center for Washington-based operations, then vacated the building in the 1990s. The blast-resistant construction and communications facilities are still visible in the basement.[4]

The building was partly renovated as an arts center. It is part of the Downtown Martinsburg Historic District and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. John D. Milner (June 22, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Federal Aviation Administration Records Center" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Chambers, S. Allen, Jr. Buildings of West Virginia. Oxford University Press. p. 529. ISBN 0-19-516548-9.
  4. "Martinsburg Arts Centre in Larger Venue", Quad-State Business Journal, November 2006, accessed June 13, 2008


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