Marshall University Visual Arts Center
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Stone & Thomas (1980-1996)
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 Visual Arts Center in 2021. | |||||||||||||
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| Former names | Anderson-Newcomb Co. (1902-1980) Stone & Thomas (1980-1996) | ||||||||||||
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| Type | Arts center | ||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Chicago | ||||||||||||
| Address | 927 3rd Ave, Huntington, West Virginia 25701 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°25′18.804″N 82°26′35.484″W / 38.42189000°N 82.44319000°W | ||||||||||||
| Completed | 1902 | ||||||||||||
| Renovated | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Owner | Marshall University | ||||||||||||
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| Floor count | 6 | ||||||||||||
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Marshall University Visual Arts Center (originally known as Anderson Newcomb Co. and Stone & Thomas) is an arts center in Huntington, West Virginia, US, next to Pullman Square.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 under the Downtown Huntington Historic District.[1]
Anderson Newcomb Co. (1902-1980)
In 1894, J.W. Valentine opened a dry goods shop in the current day downtown Huntington. A year later, he partnered with W.H. Newcomb, later naming the store Valentine & Newcomb.[3]
After years of rapid growth, in 1902 Valentine & Newcomb opened a three-store building on 3rd Avenue. Five years later in 1907, Valentine sold his shares of the store to E.G. Anderson, which later renamed the store Anderson Newcomb Co.[4]
In 1920, after years of reconstruction, the Anderson Newcomb Co. building added three floors to the main building. Almost thirty years later, in 1956 two more stories were added to the building.[5]
Stone & Thomas (1980-1996)
In 1980 the building was purchased by Stone & Thomas, a United States chain of department stores based in Wheeling, West Virginia. Sixteen years after opening, Stone & Thomas closed its Huntington location, due to Bankruptcy issues.[6][7]
Marshall University Visual Arts Center (2013-Present)
After sitting abandoned, the building was purchased by Marshall University in 2013, to redevelop it into a home for their visual arts program.[8]
