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]
Mineral County Courthouse | |
 Mineral County Courthouse, September 2012 | |
  Mineral County Courthouse  Mineral County Courthouse  Mineral County Courthouse | |
| Location | 150 Armstrong St., Keyser, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°26′24″N 78°58′23.52″W / 39.44000°N 78.9732000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1868 |
| Built by | I.B. Walton (original) E.J. Fredlock (1894 addition) J. Paul Blundon (1938&41 additions) |
| Architect | C.G. Sims (original) Edward B. Franzheim, Millard F. Geisey (1894 addition) J. Paul Blundon (1938&41 additions) |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| MPS | County Courthouses of West Virginia MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001005[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 2005 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.