Alexander Mahood, Architect, Drawings for West Virginia University Building Projects

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West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
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Morgantown, WV 26506
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Alexander Mahood, Architect, Drawings for West Virginia University Building Projects, A&M 3807, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
48.75 Linear Feet 48 ft. 9 in. (39 records cartons, 15 in. each); 16 bundles of rolled items
Abstract:
Records from the office of architect Alexander Mahood (1888-1970) of Bluefield, West Virginia. Includes correspondence, specifications, and architectural drawings for West Virginia University building projects, such as the Creative Arts Center, Parkersburg Center, and the Towers residence halls, among others.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Alexander Mahood, Architect, Drawings for West Virginia University Building Projects, A&M 3807, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records from the office of architect Alexander Mahood (1888-1970) of Bluefield, West Virginia. Includes correspondence, specifications, and architectural drawings for West Virginia University building projects.

Biographical / historical:

Alexander Blount Mahood (March 17, 1888 - December 25, 1970) was a Bluefield, West Virginia-based architect. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1888, he attended the École des Beaux-Arts, and then came to Bluefield in 1912 to set up his office. He was the architect for the West Virginia Hotel (1923), and for many major residential buildings in the south Bluefield area, including the Country Club and the Country Club Hill section. He also designed many of the buildings on the Evansdale Campus at West Virginia University in the 1960s, including the Towers residence halls and the Creative Arts Center. He died in Bluefield, West Virginia in 1970.

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West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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