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Woodburn Circle, also known as W.V.U. Quadrangle, is part of the downtown campus of West Virginia University; it's located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. The circle, in reality a quadrangle grouped around an oval path, is an historic and distinctive architectural assembly of three collegiate buildings, which evolved in the late nineteenth century. In chronological order these are Martin Hall, Woodburn Hall and Chitwood Hall. However, it's the largest of the buildings, Woodburn Hall, that is best known and a symbol of the university. The circle's Martin Hall is West Virginia University's oldest campus building and was constructed in 1870 as University Hall, and renamed Martin Hall in 1889.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Brief History of Marin Hall )〕 The circle's centerpiece, what is now Woodburn Hall, was finished in 1876, under the name New Hall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WVU College of Law History ) 〕 The circle finally became complete with the addition of Chitwood hall in 1893. Woodburn Circle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.〔 ==Woodburn Hall== Woodburn Hall, first known as University Hall, is the central and dominating building of Woodburn Circle. It was built between 1874 and 1876, and like its neighbor, the earlier Martin Hall, is in a predominantly red brick Second Empire style building under a mansard roof. It is considered one of the finest examples of Second Empire architecture in the State of West Virginia.〔(National Register of Historic Places ) Retrieved 25 September 2014〕 Designed by Morgantown architect Elmer F Jacobs, the building is of four floors; the first being a pale stone rustic, contrasting with the red brick above, and the third: an attic floor contained within the mansard roof. The principal facade is dominated by an Italianate central belvedere tower surmounted by a square based dome, which since 1910 has contained the Seth Thomas clock, originally in the cupola of Martin Hall.〔(WVU Today ) Retrieved 25 September 2014.〕 Secondary flanking wings, also designed by Jacobs, extending the facade, and two further towers were built between 1900 and 1911. The initial cost of building the hall, $41,500, was funded by a state property tax, levied at a rate of five cents per $100 of property〔 In 2010, the building was subject to a $3.9 million restoration project; this included a new roof, the replacement the long lost iron finials to the towers and the implementation of modern safety features, not considered necessary in the nineteenth century.〔 Since its completion, the building has had many uses. As one of the university's iconic buildings, it has seen the inaugurations of the University presidents and been the setting for the reception of US presidents. Since the turn of the twentieth century it has houses the College of Arts and Sciences. The hall's name references Woodburn Female Seminary, a school originally located on the West Virginia University campus.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Woodburn Circle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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