Putnam County Courthouse (West Virginia)

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Putnam County Courthouse
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Location3389 Winfield Rd., Winfield, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°32′1″N81°53′32″W / 38.53361°N 81.89222°W / 38.53361; -81.89222 Coordinates: 38°32′1″N81°53′32″W / 38.53361°N 81.89222°W / 38.53361; -81.89222
Built1900
ArchitectMilburn, Frank Pierce
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 00000775
Added to NRHPJuly 05, 2000 [1]

The Putnam County Courthouse in Winfield, West Virginia was built in 1900 to replace an 1848 structure which partially collapsed in 1899. The Romanesque Revival building was designed by architect Frank Pierce Milburn with a hip roof and octagonal towers at all four corners. [2] It is similar to the Summers County Courthouse in Hinton, West Virginia.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Alan R. Rowe and Jim Hines (November 19, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Putnam County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)