Fayette County Courthouse (West Virginia) Explained

Fayette County Courthouse
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:Court St. between Wiseman and Maple Aves., Fayetteville, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.0536°N -81.1036°W
Built:1894
Architect:Franzheim, Edward Bates; Giesey, Millard F.
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:September 6, 1978
Refnum:78002793

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fayette County Courthouse . November 1977. 2011-07-27 . James E. Harding. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.