The Northern Panhandle cottage is built.
In the early days of Jackson’s Mill, it was thought that each county would build a cottage to house their youth and others while attending events here. While this was a sensible plan in the beginning, it quickly became apparent that there was not a need for 55 separate cabins. Over the years, several counties worked to raise funds to build a cottage, ultimately only 14 cabins were constructed. Northern Panhandle was the last of the cabins built at Jackson’s Mill, and is the only one that was sponsored by more than one county. Dedicated in 1952, Northern Panhandle cottage was the result of the efforts by citizens from Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel Counties. This is the largest cottage, a two-story structure built of frame construction with a stone veneer front. The interior is divided into several dormitory rooms and includes a lounge area that can also be used for small meetings. It is the largest of our cottages and can sleep 56 people.
The Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame building is built.
The Agriculture Hall of Fame was originally constructed as the Administration Building in 1952. It is a two story wood frame cottage with a gabled roof and is located across the drive from Mount Vernon Dining Hall. The front façade is characterized by large wooden 12-over-12 sash windows and a front porch extending across the front of the building. The porch is supported by paired slender white wooden columns and also serves as a balcony for the second floor. Two shed dormers emerge from the roof on each side of the building. A door on the front façade provides access to the porch roof balcony. The exterior finish of the building is brown painted wood siding with white trim. The Agriculture Hall of Fame contains a one-bedroom guest apartment on the second floor and public restrooms, storage and mechanical space on the basement level.
Originally built in 1952 as an administration building, it became the home of the Hall of Fame in 1997. Prior to that time, the pictures of Hall of Fame honorees had hung on the walls in the West Virginia Building. In fact, this building was not going to be the Hall of Fame at all. For a time, this was meant to become the Registration Building. In fact, the portion of the Registration office that now has the front desk, store and public restrooms, was to be added onto this building, but when construction was set to begin, the ground around the building proved to unstable to support the addition and this building was converted into its current use as the Hall of Fame and the old health center became our Registration building. In addition to its role as a Hall of Fame, there is a small meeting space on the first floor and a small apartment located on the upper floor. There are also public restrooms and laundry facilities on the lower level as well.