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Nicholas County Courthouse
Nicholas County Courthouse, July 2007
Location: 700 Main St., Summersville, West Virginia Coordinates: 38°15′45″N 80°51′5″W / 38.2625°N 80.85139°WCoordinates: 38°15′45″N 80°51′5″W / 38.2625°N 80.85139°W Built: 1898 Architect: Davis, Frank E. and Henry R., Dean, Levi J. Architectural style: Classical Revival, Art Deco Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 91001014 Added to NRHP: August 16, 1991[1] The Nicholas County Courthouse in Summersville, West Virginia is a Neoclassical Revival building, designed in 1895 and not completed until 1898. The primary building material was locally-quarried Lower Gilbert Sandstone. A jail was added in 1910. A further addition was designed by Levi J. Dean in 1940 and executed by the Works Progress Administration. The addition reflects Art Deco influences.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Wilma Richardson (April 5, 1991). National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Nicholas County CourthousePDF (3.28 MB). National Park Service.
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Other lists Categories:- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Classical Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Art Deco architecture in West Virginia
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- Buildings and structures in Nicholas County, West Virginia
- County courthouses in West Virginia
- Works Progress Administration in West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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