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Tucker County Courthouse and Jail

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Built
  
1898–1900

Added to NRHP
  
August 23, 1984

Area
  
3,238 m²

NRHP Reference #
  
84003680

Opened
  
1898

Phone
  
+1 304-478-2866

Tucker County Courthouse and Jail

Location
  
1st and Walnut Sts., Parsons, West Virginia

Architect
  
Millburn,Frank P.; Baumgarner,William D.

Architectural style
  
Renaissance, Romanesque

Address
  
Monongahela National Forest, 211 1st St, Parsons, WV 26287, USA

Hours
  
Closed today SundayClosedMonday8AM–4PMTuesday8AM–4PMWednesday8AM–4PMThursday8AM–4PMFriday8AM–4PMSaturdayClosedSuggest an edit

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.

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.

The historic jail is no longer used to confine inmates. Since 2005 the Tygart Valley Regional Jail in Belington in Randolph County has also served Tucker County.

References

Tucker County Courthouse and Jail Wikipedia


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