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 | |
| Location | Memorial Park, Huntington, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°24′23″N 82°27′46″W / 38.40639°N 82.46278°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Meanor & Handloser et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000597 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 16, 1981 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Memorial Arch".
- ^ 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 July 23, 2011.