Wyoming County Courthouse and Jail

Wyoming County Courthouse and Jail

Wyoming County Courthouse and Jail, July 2007
Location Pineville, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°35′1″N 81°32′16″W / 37.58361°N 81.53778°W / 37.58361; -81.53778Coordinates: 37°35′1″N 81°32′16″W / 37.58361°N 81.53778°W / 37.58361; -81.53778
Built 1916
Architect Wysong, A.F.; Phipps, D.J.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 79002607
Added to NRHP November 27, 1979[1]

The Wyoming County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse and jail located in Pineville, Wyoming County, West Virginia. It consists of the unusually large neoclassical courthouse, with a massive pediment, and an adjoining stone jail. The courthouse was designed by West Virginia state architect A. F. Wysong and built in 1916 of locally quarried stone. The jail was built of similar materials in 1930 with Work Projects Administration labor. A statue of preacher W.H.H. Cook, an early settler of the area and influential citizen, stands in front of the courthouse.[2]

The Wyoming County Courthouse was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Col. C.E. Turley (October 25, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Wyoming County Courthouse and Jail" (pdf). National Park Service.


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