Pleasants County Courthouse Explained

Pleasants County Courthouse
Location:St. Marys, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.3886°N -81.2047°W
Built:1924
Builder:Putnam & Forman
Architect:Holmboe & Pogue
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:August 25, 2004
Mpsub:County Courthouses of West Virginia MPS
Refnum:04000917

The Pleasants County Courthouse was built in 1924 in St. Marys, West Virginia. The Neo-Classical Revival style building replaced the original courthouse, which was badly damaged by lightning in 1923. The new courthouse was designed by architects Holmboe & Pogue of Clarksburg and built by Putnam & Foreman of Marietta, Ohio for $99,963. Ornamentation of the facade was omitted to save costs.[1]

Notes and References

  1. National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Pleasants County Courthouse. June 2003 . Barbara E. Rasmussen and Erin Riebe. National Park Service.