Mineral County Courthouse (West Virginia) Explained

Mineral County Courthouse
Location:150 Armstrong St., Keyser, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.44°N -78.9732°W
Map Label:Mineral County Courthouse
Built:1868
Architect:C.G. Sims (original)
Edward B. Franzheim, Millard F. Geisey (1894 addition)
J. Paul Blundon (1938&41 additions)
Builder:I.B. Walton (original)
E.J. Fredlock (1894 addition)
J. Paul Blundon (1938&41 additions)
Architecture:Romanesque Revival
Added:September 7, 2005
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:County Courthouses of West Virginia MPS
Refnum:05001005

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 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.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mineral County Courthouse. June 2003. 2011-08-18 . Alan Rowe . Erin Riebe . Barbara Rasmussen . amp . State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.