Mineral County Courthouse (Keyser, West Virginia)

Mineral County Courthouse

Mineral County Courthouse, September 2012
Location 150 Armstrong St., Keyser, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°26′24″N 78°58′23.52″W / 39.44000°N 78.9732000°W / 39.44000; -78.9732000Coordinates: 39°26′24″N 78°58′23.52″W / 39.44000°N 78.9732000°W / 39.44000; -78.9732000
Area less than one acre
Built 1868
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
MPS County Courthouses of West Virginia MPS
NRHP Reference # 05001005[1]
Added to NRHP September 7, 2005

Mineral County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia. It was built in 1868 and expanded or remodeled in 1894 and 1938-1941. The original section of the courthouse is a 2 1/2 story, brick building. The 1894 modifications are in the Romanesque Revival style. It is a three-story section constructed of brick and rusticated stone, with a low-pitched hipped roof. It features a centered tower topped with a pyramidal roof. The side and rear, two-story additions were constructed in 1938 and 1941 to provide additional county office space. U.S. Senator and Vice Presidential candidate Henry G. Davis donated land for the courthouse square.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Alan Rowe; Erin Riebe & Barbara Rasmussen (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mineral County Courthouse" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.


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