Gilmer County Poor Farm Infirmary

Gilmer County Poor Farm Infirmary
Location Off Sycamore Rd. on Recreation Center Rd., near Glenville, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°57′1.593″N 80°49′45.959″W / 38.95044250°N 80.82943306°W / 38.95044250; -80.82943306Coordinates: 38°57′1.593″N 80°49′45.959″W / 38.95044250°N 80.82943306°W / 38.95044250; -80.82943306
Area less than one acre
Built 1907
Architect West, Albert Newton; Whiting, William Dolivar
Architectural style Colonial Revival, four square
NRHP Reference # 98001465[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1998

Gilmer County Poor Farm Infirmary is a historic poor farm infirmary building located near Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907, and is a two story, three bay, center entrance frame building with a cross-hip pitched roof and Colonial Revival-style details. The infirmary was in operation until 1941, after which it was used as a day care center and as meeting space for local social and civic organizations.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Kim A. Valente (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gilmer County Poor Farm Infirmary" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.


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