Memorial Arch (Huntington, West Virginia)

The Memorial Arch is a historic memorial arch located in Memorial Park at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia.[2] It was built between 1924 and 1929 by the Cabell County War Memorial Association as a memorial to the dead and to those who served the county in World War I. It is built of gray Indiana limestone on a gray granite base. It measures 42 feet high, 34 feet wide, and 9 feet deep. It features Classical Revival style bas-relief carvings. The structure was rededicated in 1980. It is the only triumphal style arch in West Virginia.[3]

Memorial Arch
Memorial Arch, October 2012
LocationMemorial Park, Huntington, West Virginia
Coordinates38°24′23″N 82°27′46″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1924
ArchitectMeanor & Handloser; Et al.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.81000597 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1981

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Memorial Arch".
  3. Rodney S. Collins (December 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Memorial Arch" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.


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