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Dering Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Dering Building

On the National Register since 199432 years
Romanesque RevivalListed 1994Morgantown
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About Dering Building

Dering Building, at 175--177 Walnut St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 4, 1994. The Register lists it for its commerce and agriculture, at the local level. It describes its style as Romanesque Revival, as it does for 31 other West Virginia listings. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isOffice building in West Virginia, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 96 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

175--177 Walnut St., Morgantown · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Dering BuildingStart here
  2. 2Old Stone HouseBuilding · next door
  3. 3Monongalia County CourthouseVictorian Romanesque · next door
  4. 4Brown BuildingBuilding · next door
  5. 5Metropolitan TheatreNeo-Classical Revival · next door
Around it

23 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BWomen's Christian Temperance Union Community BuildingNeoclassical Revival0.1 miDDowntown Morgantown Historic DistrictFederal0.2 miBOld Morgantown Post OfficeNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19760.2 miBRogers HouseClassical Revival0.2 miBWalters HouseQueen Anne Revival0.2 miBHackney HouseLate Victorian0.3 miDMorgantown Wharf and Warehouse Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miBMen's HallLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBStewart HallRomanesque Revival0.3 miBPurinton HouseColonial Revival0.3 miBElizabeth Moore HallGeorgian Revival0.3 miBJudge Frank Cox HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBChancery Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.4 mi★Alexander Wade HouseGreek Revival · Built 18600.4 miBWaitman T. Willey HouseNeo-Classical0.4 miBSt. Mary's Orthodox ChurchExotic Revival0.4 miBStalnaker HallNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miDWoodburn CircleDistrict0.4 mi
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BKincaid and Arnett Feed and Flour BuildingCommercial Vernacular Warehouse0.5 miBKern's FortColonial0.5 miDGreenmont Historic DistrictColonial Dutch Colonial Revival0.5 miStRichwood Avenue WallStructure0.5 miBOglebay HallNeo-Classical Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Romanesque Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Romanesque Revival.

Stewart Hall0.3 mi away
Fourth Ward School0.8 mi away
Fleming-Watson Historic District14.6 mi away

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Questions about Dering Building

Is Dering Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 4, 1994 (Register number 94001288).

Is Dering Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; West Virginia has 18 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Alexander Wade House, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Dering Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Dering Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 96 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 86535697 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.