Kanawha County Courthouse Explained

Kanawha County Courthouse
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:Virginia and Court Sts., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.3508°N -81.6394°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for Kanawha County Courthouse
Built:1892
Architect:Shieff & Highnam; Warne, Tucker & Patteson
Architecture:Renaissance Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque
Added:September 06, 1978
Refnum:78002801

Kanawha County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Charleston, West Virginia. It is located across from the Charleston City Hall, and is a block-long structure constructed in 1892 of rock-face masonry.

It is noteworthy for its picturesque massing and precise Richardsonian Romanesque design.

Additions were made to the original building in 1917 and 1924. The twin-towered Virginia Street elevation is the glory of the Kanawha County Courthouse. Roofs of each tower are pyramidal with chamfered corners. The belfry openings are arched and flanked with smooth grey limestone masonry colonnettes.[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. 2009-04-04. Kanawha County Courthouse. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.