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Summers County Courthouse

Coordinates: 37°40′20″N 80°53′29″W / 37.67222°N 80.89139°W / 37.67222; -80.89139
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Summers County Courthouse
The courthouse in 2022
Summers County Courthouse is located in West Virginia
Summers County Courthouse
Summers County Courthouse is located in the United States
Summers County Courthouse
Location120 Ballengee St.,
Hinton, West Virginia
Coordinates37°40′20″N 80°53′29″W / 37.67222°N 80.89139°W / 37.67222; -80.89139
Built1876
ArchitectFrank P. Milburn, John C. McDonald
Architectural styleLate Victorian
Part ofHinton Historic District (ID84003670[1])
NRHP reference No.81000608
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 2, 1981[2]
Designated CPFebruary 17, 1984

The Summers County Courthouse in Hinton, West Virginia, is a red brick Romanesque Revival or late Victorian building, originally constructed in 1875–76. The building was remodeled between 1893 and 1898 by architect Frank Pierce Milburn, who added octagonal turrets at the corners. A 1923 addition followed suit with another square with two towers. A plan 1930s addition followed. A cast-iron stairway in the northwest tower ascends to the courtroom.[3]

The Putnam County Courthouse uses a similar arrangement of turrets around a square mass.

References

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  1. ^ Paul D. Marshall (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hinton Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved June 6, 2024 – via West Virginia Division of Culture and History.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. ^ C.E. Turley and Rodney S. Collins (January 5, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Summers County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service.
Facade in 2007