Jefferson County Courthouse (Charles Town, West Virginia)

Jefferson County Courthouse

Front of the courthouse
Location Charles Town, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°17′20.78″N 77°51′35.32″W / 39.2891056°N 77.8598111°W / 39.2891056; -77.8598111Coordinates: 39°17′20.78″N 77°51′35.32″W / 39.2891056°N 77.8598111°W / 39.2891056; -77.8598111
Built ca. 1836
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP Reference # 73001910
Added to NRHP July 10, 1973[1]

The first Jefferson County Courthouse was built in Charles Town, West Virginia, USA, in 1808, on a lot donated by Charles Washington. It was replaced by a larger building in about 1836, which comprises the core of the present courthouse. The building is historically notable as the site of two trials for treason: that of John Brown in 1859, and those of unionizing coal miners from Mingo County, West Virginia, a consequence of the Battle of Blair Mountain, whose trials were moved from the southern part of the state in 1922 as a result of a change of venue.

The courthouse is a red brick building in the Georgian style. It has an unusual clock tower with a square dome that resembles Second Empire structures.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Ted McGee (March 7, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Jefferson County Courthouse" (pdf). National Park Service.


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