FOHS HALL | HISTORY
Fohs Hall in Marion, Kentucky was built in 1926. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
It was built to serve as a community center for Marion and was a donation of Ferdinand Julius Fohs, a notable petroleum geologist who grew up in Marion. Architects Frankel and Curtis of Lexington, Kentucky, designed the building, which was built at cost of $73,081 on the site of the small house where Fohs had lived. Fohs donated it to the Marion Board of Education to serve as a community center and as an auxiliary building for Marion High School, which was located across the street. The building included a music room, a lounge, a study hall, a small library, classrooms, and an auditorium.
It is a two-story brick building on a limestone foundation. It has a recessed center bay in its front, north-facing facade, topped by a stone pediment supported by four Corinthian columns.
Fohs formed a geological firm, Fohs and Gardner, with James H. Gardner as partner. Fohs is credited with helping discover the Mexia oil field in 1920.
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OUR VISION
Fohs Hall Inc. was formed in 1981 for perpetual preservation of Fohs Hall so that it may continue to be used by the citizens of Marion and Crittenden County as a community center and civic auditorium.
OUR DIRECTORS
Our Board is made up of esteemed members of the Crittenden County community and love serving to keep this treasure alive.
OUR COMMUNITY
We are dedicated to our community. Our venue hosts several events though out the year for our local schools and community organizations.
From Princeton 23 miles
From Eddyville 19 miles
From Cadiz 42 miles
From Grand Rivers 34 miles
From Cave in Rock IL 14 miles
From Henderson 52 miles
From Evansville IN 62 miles
From Paducah 45 miles
From Hazel KY 71 miles
Coming to Fohs Hall from Paducah:
Take US 60 E. Once you reach Marion, turn LEFT onto US-60/S MAIN ST/KY-91. Go half a mile to next stoplight. Turn RIGHT onto KY-120/E BELLEVILLE ST. Turn LEFT onto N WALKER ST, which is the second street on your left. Go one tenth of a mile. Fohs Hall is on your left.
Coming to Fohs Hall from Princeton or Wendell Ford West Ky Parkway:
Take KY-91/MARION RD. Once you reach Marion, at the second stoplight, turn RIGHT onto KY-120/E BELLEVILLE ST. Turn LEFT onto N WALKER ST, which is the second street on your left. Go one tenth of a mile. Fohs Hall is on your left.
Coming to Fohs Hall from Eddyville or Exit 40 off of I-24:
Take US-641 all the way to Marion (you will turn left in Fredonia, but stay on US-641). Once you reach Marion, at the second stoplight turn RIGHT onto KY-120/E BELLEVILLE ST. Turn LEFT onto N WALKER ST, which is the second street on your left. Go one tenth of a mile. Fohs Hall is on your left.
Coming to Fohs Hall from Madisonville:
Take US-41 ALT toward Providence. Turn in Providence on KY-120. Go approximately 23 miles and turn RIGHT onto N WALKER ST (before you get to the stoplight). Go one tenth of a mile. Fohs Hall is on your left.
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FOHS HALL | 201 NORTH WALKER STREET | MARION, KY 42064
Mailing address: Fohs Hall, PO Box 1, Marion KY 42064
Fohs Hall, Inc is a Ky 501c3 non-profit organization.
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