Morgan County Courthouse (West Virginia)
Morgan County Courthouse was a historic courthouse building located at Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907 and was a two-story, three-bay, building constructed of yellow brick with limestone accents in the Neoclassical style. It featured a centered, octagonal clock tower that extended above the second story flat roof and dominated the main elevation. Also on the property are an annex (c. 1920) and former jail (1939).[2] The courthouse building was damaged by fire in 2006 and was subsequently demolished.[3]
Morgan County Courthouse | |
 Southern side and rear of the replacement building | |
  Morgan County Courthouse  Morgan County Courthouse  Morgan County Courthouse | |
| Location | 202 Fairfax St., Berkeley Springs, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°37′44″N 78°13′39″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1907 |
| Built by | S. A. Westenhaver |
| Architect | Holmboe & Lafferty |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | County Courthouses of West Virginia MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001004[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 2005 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Alan Rowe; Erin Riebe & Barbara E. Rasmussen (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgan County Courthouse" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- David L. Taylor (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Town of Bath Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
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