Marion County Courthouse (West Virginia)
Marion County Courthouse and Sheriff's House | |
 The Marion County Courthouse in 2006 | |
| Location | Fairmont, West Virginia |
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| Built | 1897-1900 |
| Architect | W. D. Priest of the firm Yost & Packard |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts (Courthouse); American Foursquare (Sheriff's house) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003149 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1979 |
The Marion County Courthouse is a Beaux-Arts style building in Fairmont, West Virginia, in the United States. The courthouse was constructed from 1897 to 1900, and was designed by W. D. Priest of the architectural firm Yost & Packard of Columbus, Ohio. Its dome is topped by a figure carrying the scales of justice.
The courthouse, located at the corner of Adams and Jefferson Streets in downtown Fairmont, and the adjacent American Foursquare-style sheriff's residence, were jointly added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for their architectural, artistic and governmental significance.[1][2]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-26.
- ^ Historic West Virginia: The National Register of Historic Places. Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Division of Culture and History: State Historic Preservation Office. 2000.