Fayette County Courthouse (West Virginia)

Fayette County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Fayetteville, Fayette County, West Virginia. It was built in 1894–1895, and is a 2 1/2 story, five bay wide, rectangular building with projecting wings. The basement level is built of sandstone and faced in ashlar. Above that, the walls are of brick. It features a square tower with pyramidal roof.[2]

Fayette County Courthouse
LocationCourt St. between Wiseman and Maple Aves., Fayetteville, West Virginia
Coordinates38°3′13″N 81°6′13″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1894
ArchitectFranzheim, Edward Bates; Giesey, Millard F.
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.78002793[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 1978

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. James E. Harding (November 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fayette County Courthouse" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-27.


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