Morgan County Courthouse (West Virginia) Explained

Morgan County Courthouse
Location:202 Fairfax St.,
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.6289°N -78.2275°W
Map Label:Morgan County Courthouse
Built:1907
Builder:S. A. Westenhaver
Architect:Holmboe & Lafferty
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:September 7, 2005
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:County Courthouses of West Virginia MPS
Refnum:05001004

Morgan County Courthouse was a historic courthouse building located at Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907 and was a two-story, three-bay, building constructed of yellow brick with limestone accents in the Neoclassical style. It featured a centered, octagonal clock tower that extended above the second story flat roof and dominated the main elevation. Also on the property were an annex (c. 1920) and former jail (1939).[1] The courthouse building was damaged by fire in 2006 and was subsequently demolished.[2]

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: Morgan County Courthouse. June 2003. 2011-06-02 . Alan Rowe . Erin Riebe . Barbara E. Rasmussen . amp . State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Town of Bath Historic District. December 2008. 2011-06-02 . David L. Taylor. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.