Hampshire County Courthouse, Romney

Name: Hampshire County Courthouse
Address: Romney, United States

#4 among attractions in Romney

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The Hampshire County Courthouse is a Neoclassical edifice in the center of downtown Romney, county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia. The present building was constructed in 1922 to replace the previous 1833 Neoclassical courthouse that had been destroyed by fire in 1921. The original bell from the 1833 courthouse hangs in the domed bell tower. ()

Built: 1922 (102 years ago)Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 39°20'32"N, 78°45'22"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Literary Hall, Indian Mound Cemetery, Confederate Memorial, Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House.

~170 ftW
Museum, Greek Revival architecture
Literary Hall, Romney
1 min walk • Literary Hall is a mid-19th-century brick library, building and museum located in Romney, a city in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the intersection of North High Street and West Main Street. Literary Hall was constructed between 1869 and 1870 by the Romney Literary Society.
0.5 miW
Native American architecture, Cemetery
Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney
14 min walk • Indian Mound Cemetery is a cemetery located along the Northwestern Turnpike on a promontory of the "Yellow Banks" overlooking the South Branch Potomac River and Mill Creek Mountain in Romney, West Virginia, United States.
0.5 miW
Native American architecture, Monuments and statues
Confederate Memorial, Romney
13 min walk • The Confederate Memorial at Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney, West Virginia, commemorates residents of Hampshire County who died during the American Civil War while fighting for the Confederate States of America.
~510 ftSW
Vernacular architecture, Georgian architecture
Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House, Romney
3 min walk • The Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House is a complex of three structures, built between the 1740s and 1780s, in Romney, West Virginia. The clerk's office, dating from the 1780s, is the oldest surviving public office building in West Virginia.
~510 ftSW
Museum, History museum
Taggart Hall, Romney
3 min walk • Taggart Hall is a late 18th-century residence that currently houses the Fort Mill Ridge Foundation and its Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches museum, the Hampshire County Visitors Bureau, and the Hampshire County Chamber of Commerce.
1.3 miN
Vernacular architecture, Georgian architecture
Wappocomo, Romney
32 min walk • Wappocomo is a late 18th-century Georgian mansion and farm overlooking the South Branch Potomac River north of Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA. It is located along Cumberland Road and the South Branch Valley Railroad.
1 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Valley View, Romney
26 min walk • Valley View is a mid-19th-century Greek Revival residence and farm overlooking the South Branch Potomac River northwest of Romney, West Virginia. The house is atop a promontory where Depot Valley joins the South Branch Potomac River valley.
0.8 miN
Vernacular architecture
Washington Place, Romney
22 min walk • Washington Place is one of the first homes built by freed slaves after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States.
0.6 miW
Cemetery
Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery, Romney
16 min walk • Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery is an African-American cemetery in Romney, West Virginia, United States. The cemetery is located along the Northwestern Turnpike below Indian Mound Cemetery overlooking Sulphur Spring Run.
~1140 ftN
Neo-renaissance architecture
Old Methodist District Parsonage, Romney
6 min walk • The Old Methodist District Parsonage is a 19th-century Italianate residence in Romney, West Virginia, United States. It is a two-story brick dwelling constructed between 1868 and 1882 to serve as the district parsonage for the area's Methodist churches.
1 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Sycamore Dale, Romney
25 min walk • Sycamore Dale is a 19th-century Greek Revival plantation house overlooking the South Branch Potomac River southwest of Romney, West Virginia. Sycamore Dale is one of several historic estates along South Branch River Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1980.

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Which popular attractions are close to Hampshire County Courthouse?

Nearby attractions include Literary Hall, Romney (1 min walk), Taggart Hall, Romney (3 min walk), Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House, Romney (3 min walk), Old Methodist District Parsonage, Romney (6 min walk).

Hampshire County Courthouse, Romney

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

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Which popular attractions are close to Hampshire County Courthouse?