Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion
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Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion | |
 The Blue Sulphur Springs Resort in 1857, with the pavilion visible on the left | |
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| Location | Co. Rt. 25, 9 mi. N of Alderson, Blue Sulphur Springs, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′42″N 80°38′30″W / 37.82833°N 80.64167°W |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Architect | Buster, George Washington |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001481 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1992 |
The Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion is a historic Greek Revival structure in Blue Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States. The Pavilion is the only surviving structure from the Blue Sulphur Springs Resort, a 19th-century mineral spa, and was built to shelter the sulphur spring at the resort. The Pavilion consists of twelve columns holding up a square roof, and is primarily built with brick. It was built in 1834 along with the resort and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1992.
The Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion is built on a square foundation, with sides measuring 32 feet and 10 inches. The foundation is brick with stone facing. Twelve columns rest on the foundation, giving the Pavilion an open structure; the columns are of a modified Doric order and are built of brick covered in plaster. The frieze of the Pavilion is undecorated and made of clapboard, and the cornices are plain; the simplicity of the structure here reflects its shelter-like nature. The Pavilion is topped with a four-sided hipped roof with clapboard pediments. A marble basin sits inside the Pavilion. The sulphur spring flows into the basin at a rate of 6 gallons per minute and a temperature of 58 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pavilion is the only resort pavilion in West Virginia and one of few rural structures built in the Greek Revival style.[2] In his 1846 book on mineral springs, William Burke described the Pavilion as "well-designed but badly executed" and referred to the fountain inside as "one of the most beautiful objects imaginable."[3]
