McDowell County Courthouse (West Virginia)
McDowell County Courthouse | |
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| Location | Wyoming St., Welch, West Virginia |
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| Built | 1893 |
| Architect | Milburn,Frank Pierce |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003256 |
| Added to NRHP | August 29, 1979[1] |
The McDowell County Courthouse in Welch, West Virginia was built in two phases. The first part was built in 1893-34 in the Romanesque Revival style. A 1909 addition was built to complement the original building. The architect was Frank Pierce Milburn, a prolific designer of courthouses in the southern states. Milburn reported that the original brick design had been built in stone, and that the jail had been turned around, but stated that "the contractors had done a good job of which they could justly be proud."[2]
On August 1, 1921, detectives from the Baldwin-Felts agency assassinated Matewan Police Chief Sid Hatfield as well as Ed Chambers on the courthouse steps. [2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ C.E. Turley (April 5, 1979). Template:PDFlink. National Park Service.
Categories:
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1894
- Buildings and structures in McDowell County, West Virginia
- County courthouses in West Virginia
- Frank Pierce Milburn buildings
- Romanesque Revival architecture in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in McDowell County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs