Fohs Hall
Fohs Hall in Marion, Kentucky was built in 1926. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Fohs Hall | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | 143 N. Walker St., Marion, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 37.334167°N 88.078611°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Built by | J.N. Boston & Sons |
| Architect | Frankel & Curtis |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002682 |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1982 |
It was built to serve as a community center for Marion and was a donation of Ferdinand Julius Fohs, a notable petroleum geologist who grew up in Marion. Architects Frankel and Curtis of Lexington, Kentucky, designed the building, which was built at cost of $73,081 on the site of the small house where Fohs had lived. Fohs donated it to the Marion Board of Education to serve as a community center and as an auxiliary building for Marion High School, which was located across the street. The building included a music room, a lounge, a study hall, a small library, classrooms, and an auditorium.
It is a two-story brick building on a limestone foundation. It has a recessed center bay in its front, north-facing facade, topped by a stone pediment supported by four Corinthian columns.
Fohs formed a geological firm, Fohs and Gardner, with James H. Gardner as partner. Fohs is credited with helping discover the Mexia oil field in 1920.