Mather Building/Franklin & DeHaven Jewelers | |
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Location | 405 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°15′56″N81°33′39″W / 39.26556°N 81.56083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1898 |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | Downtown Parkersburg MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 82001780 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 8, 1982 |
The Mather Building, also known as Franklin & DeHaven Jewelers, was a historic commercial building located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1898, and was a three- to four-story, red brick and sandstone building in the Classical style. The interior featured a fine tin ceiling and a built-in vault. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, [1] and demolished on June 23, 2018. [3]
The Wood County Courthouse is a public building in downtown Parkersburg, West Virginia, in the United States. The courthouse was built in 1899 at a cost of $100,000 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by local contractors Caldwell & Drake, according to the plans of architect L. W. Thomas of Canton, Ohio. The current courthouse is the fifth to be built in the county replacing one built in 1860. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its architectural significance. During his 1912 presidential campaign Theodore Roosevelt stopped in Parkersburg and spoke from the Market street entrance of the courthouse. On 2 July 2020 a new steeple was added to the bell tower replacing one that had been removed in 1952. With the new steeple the courthouse is now the tallest in the state at 164 ft.
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