Grant County Courthouse (Petersburg, West Virginia)

Grant County Courthouse
Location Virginia Ave., Petersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°59′34″N 79°7′16″W / 38.99278°N 79.12111°W / 38.99278; -79.12111Coordinates: 38°59′34″N 79°7′16″W / 38.99278°N 79.12111°W / 38.99278; -79.12111
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1878
Architect Sansbury, George F.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Neo-Colonial
MPS South Branch Valley MRA (AD)
NRHP Reference #

79003306

[1]
Added to NRHP October 26, 1979

Grant County Courthouse, also known as the Old Grant County Courthouse, is a historic county courthouse located at Petersburg, Grant County, West Virginia. The original section was built in 1878–79 and expanded in 1909. It is composed of 3 two-story brick rectangles consisting of a large center section with lower and narrower wings. The building is styled with Neo-Colonial design features. The center section features a two-story projecting portico with pediment and supported by four Corinthian order fluted columns.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ James E. Harding (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Grant County Courthouse" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.


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