Pleasants County Courthouse

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Pleasants County Courthouse
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Location St. Marys, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°23′19″N81°12′17″W / 39.38861°N 81.20472°W / 39.38861; -81.20472 Coordinates: 39°23′19″N81°12′17″W / 39.38861°N 81.20472°W / 39.38861; -81.20472
Built1924
Built byPutnam & Forman
Architect Holmboe & Pogue
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS County Courthouses of West Virginia MPS
NRHP reference No. 04000917
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 2004 [1]

The Pleasants County Courthouse was built in 1924 in St. Marys, West Virginia. The Neo-Classical Revival style building replaced the original courthouse, which was badly damaged by lightning in 1923. The new courthouse was designed by architects Holmboe & Pogue of Clarksburg and built by Putnam & Foreman of Marietta, Ohio for $99,963. Ornamentation of the facade was omitted to save costs. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Barbara E. Rasmussen and Erin Riebe (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Pleasants County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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