Nicholas County Courthouse

United States historic place


Nicholas County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Nicholas County Courthouse, July 2007
38°15′45″N 80°51′5″W / 38.26250°N 80.85139°W / 38.26250; -80.85139
Built	1898
Architect	Davis, Frank E. and Henry R., Dean, Levi J.
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	91001014
Added to NRHP	August 16, 1991^[1]

The Nicholas County Courthouse in Summersville, West Virginia is a Neoclassical Revival building, designed in 1895 and not completed until 1898. The primary building material was locally quarried Lower Gilbert Sandstone. A jail was added in 1910. A further addition was designed by Levi J. Dean in 1940 and executed by the Works Progress Administration. The addition reflects Art Deco influences.^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ Wilma Richardson (April 5, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Nicholas County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)