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Wyoming County Courthouse and Jail

Coordinates: 37°35′1″N 81°32′16″W / 37.58361°N 81.53778°W / 37.58361; -81.53778
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Wyoming County Courthouse and Jail
Wyoming County Courthouse and Jail, July 2007
Wyoming County Courthouse and Jail is located in West Virginia
Wyoming County Courthouse and Jail
Wyoming County Courthouse and Jail is located in the United States
Wyoming County Courthouse and Jail
LocationPineville, West Virginia
Coordinates37°35′1″N 81°32′16″W / 37.58361°N 81.53778°W / 37.58361; -81.53778
Built1916
ArchitectWysong, A.F.; Phipps, D.J.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.79002607
Added to NRHPNovember 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Col. C.E. Turley (October 25, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Wyoming County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). National Park Service.