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Federal Reformatory for Women, State Route 3, South of Greenbriar River, Alderson, Greenbrier County, WV
Summary
Significance: The new institution was to be a prison for women only with a capacity of 700, located near the geographic center of the prison population. To be named the Federal Industrial Institution for Women, the new prison was to be built on the "cottage plan" (campus style) and was to have a woman as warden. ... The complex was constructed by the Virginia Engineering Company, Newport News, Virginia, and was formally opened on Saturday, November 24, 1928.
Survey number: HABS WV-113
Building/structure dates: 1928 Initial Construction
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Date
1928 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Simon, Louis
Location
Alderson, 37.72595, -80.64202
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
