Nicholas County Courthouse

Nicholas County Courthouse
Nicholas County Courthouse, July 2007
Location: 700 Main St., Summersville, West Virginia
Built: 1898
Architect: Davis, Frank E. and Henry R., Dean, Levi J.
Architectural style: Classical Revival, Art Deco
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 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

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Wilma Richardson (April 5, 1991). National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Nicholas County CourthousePDF (3.28 MB). National Park Service.