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Mineral County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia. It was built in 1868 and expanded or remodeled in 1894 and 1938–1941. The original section of the courthouse is a 2 1/2 story, brick building. The 1894 modifications are in the Romanesque Revival style. It is a three-story section constructed of brick and rusticated stone, with a low-pitched hipped roof. It features a centered tower topped with a pyramidal roof. The side and rear, two-story additions were constructed in 1938 and 1941 to provide additional county office space. U.S. Senator and vice presidential candidate Henry G. Davis donated land for the courthouse square.[2]
Mineral County Courthouse | |
Location | 150 Armstrong St., Keyser, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°26′24″N 78°58′23.52″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1868 |
Built by | I.B. Walton (original) E.J. Fredlock (1894 addition) J. Paul Blundon (1938&41 additions) |
Architect | C.G. Sims (original) Edward B. Franzheim, Millard F. Geisey (1894 addition) J. Paul Blundon (1938&41 additions) |
Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
MPS | County Courthouses of West Virginia MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 05001005[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 7, 2005 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
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