Marshall board approves purchase of property to be future home for medical school

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 388

Last Updated: 1 day, 9 hours ago

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The Marshall University Board of Governors on Wednesday approved the purchase of nearly four acres of land in downtown Huntington to be the future home of its medical school.

The 3.9-acre property located between Northcott Court and Hal Greer Boulevard in Huntington, West Virginia, will cost the school $3.3 million plus an $350,000 administrative fee to Fairmount Properties, which had expressed interest in the property.

The property — owned by the Huntington Housing …

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