Wood County Courthouse (West Virginia)

Wood County Courthouse
The Wood County Courthouse in 2006
Location Court Sq. at 3rd and Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°15′53″N 81°33′46″W / 39.26472°N 81.56278°WCoordinates: 39°15′53″N 81°33′46″W / 39.26472°N 81.56278°W
Area 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built 1899
Built by Caldwell & Drake
Architect L. W. Thomas
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 79002606[1]
Added to NRHP August 29, 1979

The Wood County Courthouse is a Neo-Romanesque building in Parkersburg, West Virginia, in the United States. The courthouse was built in 1899 by local contractors Caldwell & Drake, according to the plans of architect L. W. Thomas of Canton, Ohio, replacing an earlier courthouse.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its architectural significance.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Gary J. Tucker (March 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wood County Courthouse". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-15.

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