Jefferson County Courthouse | |
![]() Front of the courthouse | |
Location | 100 E. Washington St., Charles Town, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°17′20.78″N 77°51′35.32″W / 39.2891056°N 77.8598111°W |
Built | c. 1836 |
Architect | Phillips and Cockrill (1871) A.B. Mullett (1910) |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 73001910 (NRHP listing), 100009833 (NHL designation) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 10, 1973[1] |
Designated NHL | December 11, 2023 |
The Jefferson County Courthouse is a historic building in Charles Town, West Virginia, USA. The building is historically notable as the site of two trials for treason: that of John Brown in 1859 (treason against Virginia), and those of unionizing coal miners from Mingo County, West Virginia (treason against West Virginia), a consequence of the Battle of Blair Mountain, whose trials were moved from the southern part of the state in 1922 as a result of a change of venue. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2023 for its role in the mining wars.