Nicholas County Courthouse | |
Nicholas County Courthouse, July 2007 | |
Location | 700 Main St., Summersville, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°15′45″N80°51′5″W / 38.26250°N 80.85139°W Coordinates: 38°15′45″N80°51′5″W / 38.26250°N 80.85139°W |
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]
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