Municipal Building (Bluefield, West Virginia)
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Municipal Building, also known as Old Bluefield Municipal Building, is a historic municipal building
located at Bluefield
, Mercer County, West Virginia
. It was built in 1924, and is a two- to three-story, steel and reinforced concrete Classical Revival
-style building. It features a three-story high pedimented central pavilion with four engaged Ionic order
columns. In 1977, the city government of Bluefield moved to its new building.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979. It is located in the Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District
, established in 1987.
Seat of local government
In local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city...
located at Bluefield
Bluefield, West Virginia
Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 10,447 at the 2010 census. It is also the core city of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,342.-Geography & Climate:...
, Mercer County, West Virginia
Mercer County, West Virginia
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. It was built in 1924, and is a two- to three-story, steel and reinforced concrete Classical Revival
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
-style building. It features a three-story high pedimented central pavilion with four engaged Ionic order
Ionic order
The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...
columns. In 1977, the city government of Bluefield moved to its new building.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979. It is located in the Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District
Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District
Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. The district includes 73 contributing buildings in Bluefield's central business district. The buildings are primarily three and four story masonry commercial...
, established in 1987.