Wood County Courthouse, Parkersburg, West Virginia
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The Wood County Courthouse is located at Market and 3rd Streets in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM22AH
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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The Wood County Courthouse is a Richardsonian Romanesque style building in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The courthouse was built in 1899 by local contractor Caldwell & Drake, and architect L. W. Thomas of Canton, Ohio, replacing an earlier courthouse.

The Wood County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its architectural significance.
Street address:
317 Market Street
Parkersburg, WV USA
26101


County / Borough / Parish: Parkersburg Borough, Wood County

Year listed: 1979

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1875-1899

Historic function: Government, Courthouse

Current function: Government, Courthouse

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Privately owned?: Not Listed

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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