Wise County Courthouse ~ Wise, Virginia. - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The Wise County Courthouse is located on the main street of Wise in the heart of the Commonwealth's coal mining country.
The 2 1/2-story Renaissance Revival-style building was built in 1896 by the local contractors Gilliam and Flanary after the designs of the Washington architect Frank P. Milburn. The building consists of a central pavilion flanked on the main(north) elevation by a clock tower to the east and a bell tower to the west. A two-story clerk's office, also in the Renaissance Revival style, was added to the west of the building in 1920.
A modern wing was also added to the south of the structure in 1979-80. The courthouse is distinguished by fine brickwork and stonework. The first story consists of rusticated brickwork on a rough-cut limestone foundation. A string course of corbeled brick separates the first and second stories. The second story has projecting brick pilasters, pressed-brick arched window heads and raised-brick quoining. A pressed- brick cornice ornaments the towers,while an entablature with dentils and modillions is used elsewhere.
The east and west pavilion have elaborate pedimented parapets that contain Neo-Classical-style garlands and swags. The main entrance is located within a projecting one-story central pavilion on the north elevation. The entrance consists of a semicircular, rough-cut limestone arch that frames the original double doors. The entry is sheltered by a limestone portico that consists of unfluted columns with Ionic capitals supporting a stone entablature with the date "1896" carved in the frieze. The portico is topped by a limestone balustrade, Similar entrances are found on the east elevation and main (north) elevation of the clerk's office. The east entrance on the main building lacks the portico."


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Street address: 206 East Main street Wise, Virginia Wise 24293 County / Borough / Parish: Wise Year listed: 1981 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Transportation, Politics/Government, Industry, Architecture. Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Government Current function: Government Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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