Greenbrier County Courthouse
Greenbrier County Courthouse and Lewis Spring | |
![]() Greenbrier County Courthouse, 1974 | |
Location | Corner of Court and Randolph Sts., Lewisburg, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°48′11″N 80°26′46″W / 37.80306°N 80.44611°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1837 |
Built by | John W. Dunn |
Architectural style | T shape |
NRHP reference No. | 73001900[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 17, 1973 |
Greenbrier County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. In 1973 the courthouse and the adjacent spring house, the Lewis Spring, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] and are a historic and
The courthouse was built in 1837, and is a two-three story, T-shaped brick building. The front facade features four large plastered brick columns. Atop the building is a cupola belfry. The Lewis Spring is enclosed in a small, well-preserved stone building. Adjacent is a high stone retaining wall constructed between 1785–1795.[2]
The courthouse building was built from local brick by mason John W. Dunn (who was also an architect, but is not credited with the courthouse's design).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b C. Doyle Kester (May 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Greenbrier County Courthouse and Lewis Spring" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
External links
[edit]Media related to Greenbrier County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-115, "Greenbrier County Courthouse, Randolph & Market Streets, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, WV", 2 photos, supplemental material
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1837
- Buildings and structures in Lewisburg, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- County courthouses in West Virginia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in West Virginia
- John W. Dunn buildings
- Spring houses
- New River Greenbrier Registered Historic Place stubs