Wood County Courthouse, Parkersburg

Name: Wood County Courthouse
Address: Parkersburg, United States

#13 among attractions in Parkersburg

Romanesque architecture, Romanesque revival architecture

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The Wood County Courthouse is a public building in downtown Parkersburg, West Virginia, in the United States. The courthouse was built in 1899 at a cost of $100,000 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by local contractors Caldwell & Drake, according to the plans of architect L. W. Thomas of Canton, Ohio. The current courthouse is the fifth to be built in the county replacing one built in 1860. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its architectural significance. During his 1912 presidential campaign Theodore Roosevelt stopped in Parkersburg and spoke from the Market street entrance of the courthouse. On 2 July 2020 a new steeple was added to the bell tower replacing one that had been removed in 1952. With the new steeple the courthouse is now the tallest in the state at 164 ft. ()

Built: 1899 (125 years ago)Architectural style: Romanesque revivalCoordinates: 39°15'53"N, 81°33'47"W

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Wood County Courthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Smoot Theatre, St. Francis Xavier Church, Henry Logan Memorial AME Church, Smith Building.

~920 ftNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Smoot Theatre, Parkersburg
5 min walk • The Smoot Theatre is a historic vaudeville house and movie theater located in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1926, and is a brick and terra cotta building with a simple Classical style front. It features a Greek key cornice and a second story inset with four fluted columns in antis.
~1060 ftNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Francis Xavier Church, Parkersburg
6 min walk • St. Francis Xavier Church is a historic church at 532 Market Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia. This church was built in 1869 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. St. Francis Xavier is one of the four original churches of the Diocese of Wheeling. St. Xavier is also the oldest church building in Parkersburg.
~1340 ftN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Henry Logan Memorial AME Church, Parkersburg
7 min walk • Henry Logan Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at Ann & 6th Streets in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia.
~350 ftS
City hall
Smith Building, Parkersburg
2 min walk • Smith Building was a historic commercial building located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia.
~1910 ftN
Bridge
Parkersburg Bridge, Parkersburg
10 min walk • The Parkersburg Bridge crosses the Ohio River between Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Belpre, Ohio. Designed by Jacob Linville, the bridge has 46 spans: 25 deck plate girder, 14 deck truss, 6 through truss, and 1 through plate girder. 50,000 cubic yards of stone were used for the 53 piers.
~1970 ftN
Bridge
Parkersburg–Belpre Bridge, Parkersburg
10 min walk • The Parkersburg–Belpre Bridge is a four-lane cantilever bridge that connects Parkersburg, West Virginia to Belpre, Ohio across the Ohio River. The bridge was completed in 1980. The bridge had been signed U.S.
0.4 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Bethel AME Church, Parkersburg
12 min walk • Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church was a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 820 Clay Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia.
1.1 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Oakland, Parkersburg
27 min walk • "Oakland," also known as the James M. Stephenson House, is a home located in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. Although a slaveholder and sympathizing with the Confederacy, Stephenson was also married to the sister of Unionist Arthur Boreman, and allowed then Union Army Col.
0.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Julia-Ann Square Historic District, Parkersburg
15 min walk • The Julia-Ann Square Historic District, is a national historic district located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It is to the west of the Avery Street Historic District.
0.8 miNE
Park
House at 10th and Avery Streets, Parkersburg
20 min walk • House at 10th and Avery Streets is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built between about 1860 and 1879, and is a two-story, frame house in the Eastlake / Carpenter Gothic style.
0.4 miNE
Church
First Baptist Church, Parkersburg
11 min walk • First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church at 813 Market Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1871, and is a two-story, three by six-bay, brick church in the Italianate style, which was popular at the time.

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Which popular attractions are close to Wood County Courthouse?

Nearby attractions include Smith Building, Parkersburg (2 min walk), George Neale Jr. House, Parkersburg (3 min walk), W.H. Smith Hardware Company Building, Parkersburg (3 min walk), Trinity Episcopal Church Rectory, Parkersburg (4 min walk).