Putnam County Courthouse (West Virginia) Explained

Putnam County Courthouse
Location:3389 Winfield Rd., Winfield, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.5336°N -81.8922°W
Built:1900
Architect:Milburn, Frank Pierce
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:July 05, 2000
Refnum:00000775

The Putnam County Courthouse in Winfield, West Virginia was built in 1900 to replace an 1848 structure which partially collapsed in 1899. The Romanesque Revival building was designed by architect Frank Pierce Milburn with a hip roof and octagonal towers at all four corners.[1] It is similar to the Summers County Courthouse in Hinton, West Virginia.

Notes and References

  1. National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Putnam County Courthouse. November 19, 1999 . Alan R. Rowe and Jim Hines. National Park Service.