- Marion County Courthouse (West Virginia)
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For other uses, see Marion County Courthouse (disambiguation).Marion County Courthouse and Sheriff's House
The Marion County Courthouse in 2006
Location: Fairmont, West Virginia Coordinates: 39°29′6″N 80°8′37″W / 39.485°N 80.14361°WCoordinates: 39°29′6″N 80°8′37″W / 39.485°N 80.14361°W Built: 1897-1900 Architect: Yost & Packard Architectural style: Beaux-Arts (Courthouse); American Foursquare (Sheriff's house) Governing body: Marion County, West Virginia NRHP Reference#: 79003149[1] Added to NRHP: May 29, 1979 The Marion County Courthouse is a Beaux-Arts style building in Fairmont, West Virginia, in the United States. The courthouse was constructed from 1897 to 1900, and was designed by the architectural firm of Yost & Packard of Columbus, Ohio. Its dome is topped by a figure carrying the scales of justice.
The courthouse, located at the intersection of Adams and Jefferson Streets in downtown Fairmont, and the adjacent American Foursquare-style sheriff's residence, were jointly added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for their architectural, artistic and governmental significance.[1][2]
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in West Virginia
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Historic West Virginia: The National Register of Historic Places. Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Division of Culture and History: State Historic Preservation Office. 2000.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Lists by county Barbour • Berkeley • Boone • Braxton • Brooke • Cabell • Calhoun • Clay • Doddridge • Fayette • Gilmer • Grant • Greenbrier • Hampshire • Hancock • Hardy • Harrison • Jackson • Jefferson • Kanawha • Lewis • Lincoln • Logan • Marion • Marshall • Mason • McDowell • Mercer • Mineral • Mingo • Monongalia • Monroe • Morgan • Nicholas • Ohio • Pendleton • Pleasants • Pocahontas • Preston • Putnam • Raleigh • Randolph • Ritchie • Roane • Summers • Taylor • Tucker • Tyler • Upshur • Wayne • Webster • Wetzel • Wirt • Wood • Wyoming
Other lists Categories:- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures completed in 1900
- County courthouses in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Marion County, West Virginia
- Beaux-Arts architecture in West Virginia
- Clock towers in the United States
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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