Tucker County Courthouse and Jail | |
 The courthouse in 2021 | |
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| Location | 1st and Walnut Sts., Parsons, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°5′49″N 79°40′51″W / 39.09694°N 79.68083°W |
| Built | 1898–1900 |
| Architect | Millburn, Frank P.; Baumgarner, William D. |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003680 |
| Added to NRHP | August 23, 1984[1] |
The Tucker County Courthouse and Jail in Parsons, West Virginia was built between 1898 and 1900 in a combination of Flemish Renaissance and Romanesque Revival styles. The red pressed-brick structure is flanked by a "jail and jailer's residence" built in 1896 in a similar style.[2]
The main courthouse was designed by architect Frank P. Milburn and built by P.O. Shrake. Milburn was a prolific designer of courthouses in West Virginia and across the southern United States. The jail was designed by Franzeim, Geisey and Faris and was built by William D. Bumgarner.[3]
The Tucker County Courthouse was established in the wake of the Tucker County Seat War (1893). The historic jail is no longer used to confine inmates. Since 2005 the Tygart Valley Regional Jail in Randolph County has also served Tucker County.[4][5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Friends of Blackwater Canyon - The City of Parsons" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ Rodney S. Collins (April 4, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Tucker County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Tygart Valley Regional Jail". West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority web site. West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
- ^ The facility's mailing address, however, is Belington, just over the border in Barbour County.