2025 – Historic Shepherdstown Holiday Ornament

Since 2015 Historic Shepherdstown in Shepherdstown, WV has been selling a holiday ornament each year. Each depicts historic buildings in Shepherdstown, from McMullan Hall to the Fireman’s Hall. You can get a copy at the Shepherdstown Holiday Market at the Entler Hotel, at the Museum which is open Saturdays 11-5 and Sunday 1-4, and at the office in the Entler,  Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10 to 5,  304-876-0910. Or Historic Shepherdstown Holiday ornament.

This year’s ornament is the Fireman’s Hall. on the corner of New and  King Street.  Built in 1912, this red brick building of Gothic design with a square steepled tower at one corner housed the fire department. It also served as a community building, town hall, jailhouse, basketball court, sometime movie theater, and a gathering place for church suppers, bazaars, and entertainments by various religious and civic groups. After the fire company moved to a new fire house on Route 45 in 1987, the building remained empty for a time and now is privately owned.