Wood County Courthouse (West Virginia)


Wood County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Wood County Courthouse in 2006
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Location	Court Sq. at 3rd and Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°15′53″N 81°33′46″W / 39.26472°N 81.56278°W / 39.26472; -81.56278Coordinates: 39°15′53″N 81°33′46″W / 39.26472°N 81.56278°W / 39.26472; -81.56278
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1899
Built by	Caldwell & Drake
Architect	L. W. Thomas
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference #	79002606^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 29, 1979

The Wood County Courthouse is a Neo-Romanesque building in Parkersburg, West Virginia, in the United States. The courthouse was built in 1899 by local contractors Caldwell & Drake, according to the plans of architect L. W. Thomas of Canton, Ohio, replacing an earlier courthouse.^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its architectural significance.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Gary J. Tucker (March 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wood County Courthouse" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-15.

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