East Hall is a historic home located on the campus of

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, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built in 1893, and is a modest, two-story frame building with a hipped roof. In 1937, it was moved from the east side of campus to the west quadrangle. Until 1974, it was the official home to presidents of West Virginia State University and is the oldest building on campus. It was listed on the

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in 1988.

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African-American history of West Virginia Houses completed in 1893 Houses in Kanawha County, West Virginia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Kanawha County, West Virginia West Virginia State University University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia {{KanawhaCountyWV-NRHP-stub