Coordinates: 38°15′45″N 80°51′5″W / 38.26250°N 80.85139°W / 38.26250; -80.85139

Nicholas County Courthouse

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Nicholas County Courthouse
File:Nicholas County Courthouse Summersville.jpg
Nicholas County Courthouse, July 2007
Location700 Main St., Summersville, West Virginia
Coordinates38°15′45″N 80°51′5″W / 38.26250°N 80.85139°W / 38.26250; -80.85139
Built1898
ArchitectDavis, Frank E. and Henry R., Dean, Levi J.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.91001014
Added to NRHPAugust 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]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Wilma Richardson (April 5, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Nicholas County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service.