Wood County Courthouse (West Virginia)
Wood County Courthouse | |
Location | Court Sq. at 3rd and Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°15′53″N 81°33′46″W / 39.26472°N 81.56278°W |
Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
Built | 1899 |
Built by | Caldwell & Drake |
Architect | L. W. Thomas |
Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 79002606[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 29, 1979 |
The Wood County Courthouse is a Neo-Romanesque building in Parkersburg, West Virginia, in the United States. The courthouse was built in 1899 by local contractors Caldwell & Drake, according to the plans of architect L. W. Thomas of Canton, Ohio, replacing an earlier courthouse.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its architectural significance.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Gary J. Tucker (March 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wood County Courthouse" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
External links
Media related to Wood County Courthouse (West Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-52, "Old Wood County Courthouse, Parkersburg, Wood County, WV", 7 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Categories:
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1899
- County courthouses in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Romanesque Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Wood County, West Virginia
- 1899 establishments in West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs