- Mineral County Courthouse (Keyser, West Virginia)
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Mineral County Courthouse
Location: 150 Armstrong St., Keyser, West Virginia Coordinates: 39°3′48″N 81°23′47″W / 39.06333°N 81.39639°WCoordinates: 39°3′48″N 81°23′47″W / 39.06333°N 81.39639°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1868 Architectural style: Romanesque Revival Governing body: Local 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 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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Alan Rowe, Erin Riebe, and Barbara Rasmussen (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mineral County Courthouse". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/mineral/05001005.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
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Other lists Categories:- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures completed in 1868
- Romanesque Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Mineral County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mineral County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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