Supreme Court Library Building
Supreme Court Library Building | |
 Front and southeastern end | |
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| Location | U.S. Route 60W and Courtney Dr., Lewisburg, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°48′12″N 80°26′53″W / 37.80333°N 80.44806°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1834 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001287[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
Supreme Court Library Building, now known as Greenbrier County Library and Museum, is a historic library building located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built in 1834, and is a two-story building built of locally fired brick. It was constructed to serve as a law library and study for the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. This was leased to the State of Virginia until the court sessions ended in 1864. During the American Civil War, it served as a military hospital. Inside the building, there is graffiti left by recovering soldiers. It was then occupied as a Masonic lodge until acquired by the Greenbrier College. In 1935, the college deeded it to the town for use by the Greenbrier County Library and Museum.[2] Currently, the building is used as a library by the New River Community and Technical College.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ C. Doyle Kester (June 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Supreme Court Library Building" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- 1834 establishments in Virginia
- American Civil War hospitals
- American Civil War sites in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures completed in 1834
- Buildings and structures in Lewisburg, West Virginia
- Greenbrier County, West Virginia, in the American Civil War
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in West Virginia
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Masonic buildings in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- New River Greenbrier Registered Historic Place stubs