Nicholas County Courthouse
Nicholas County Courthouse | |
 Nicholas County Courthouse, July 2007 | |
   | |
| Location | 700 Main St., Summersville, West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°15′45″N 80°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]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Wilma Richardson (April 5, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Nicholas County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service.
Categories:
- Art Deco architecture in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Nicholas County, West Virginia
- Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia
- County courthouses in West Virginia
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1898
- Works Progress Administration in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Nicholas County, West Virginia
- Mountain Lakes, West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs