Grant County Courthouse (West Virginia)
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| Location | Virginia Avenue, Petersburg, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°59′34″N 79°7′16″W / 38.99278°N 79.12111°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1878 |
| Architect | George F. Sansbury |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Neo-Colonial |
| MPS | South Branch Valley MRA (AD) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003306 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 26, 1979 |
Grant County Courthouse, also known as the Old Grant County Courthouse, is a historic county courthouse located at Petersburg, serving Grant County, West Virginia. The original section was built in 1878–79 and expanded in 1909. It is composed of 3 two-story brick rectangles consisting of a large center section with lower and narrower wings. The building is styled with Neo-Colonial design features. The center section features a two-story projecting portico with pediment and supported by four Corinthian order fluted columns.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ James E. Harding (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Grant County Courthouse" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
Categories:
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Colonial Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1879
- Buildings and structures in Grant County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Grant County, West Virginia
- Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia
- 1879 establishments in West Virginia
- Potomac Highlands Registered Historic Place stubs