Tucker County Courthouse and Jail, Monongahela National Forest

Name: Tucker County Courthouse and Jail
Address: Monongahela National Forest, United States

#26 among attractions in Monongahela National Forest

Tower, Romanesque architecture

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Tucker County Courthouse and Jail location map

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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. ()

Built: 1898 (126 years ago)Coordinates: 39°5'49"N, 79°40'49"W

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Tucker County Courthouse and Jail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Olson Observation Tower, Fernow Experimental Forest, St. George Academy, Tucker County Bank Building.

4.2 miE
Tower
Olson Observation Tower, Monongahela National Forest
107 min walk • Olson Observation Tower is one of the few remaining fire towers in Monongahela National Forest. Olson is located at the southern end of Backbone Mountain northeast of Parsons in Tucker County, West Virginia.
3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Fernow Experimental Forest, Monongahela National Forest
77 min walk • Fernow Experimental Forest is a research forest in Tucker County, West Virginia. It is operated by the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station. It is named for Bernhard Fernow, a prominent forester in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
4.7 miN
Museum, History museum
St. George Academy, Monongahela National Forest
121 min walk • St. George Academy is a historic school building located in St. George, Tucker County, West Virginia, USA. Construction started in 1885 and finished in 1886, and is a two-story clapboard building with a projecting bay. It features a square tower with a peaked vent on each side and topped by a pyramidal roof with a spiked finial.
~110 ftE
Romanesque architecture
Tucker County Bank Building, Monongahela National Forest
1 min walk • Tucker County Bank Building is a historic bank building located at Parsons, Tucker County, West Virginia. It was built in 1901, and is a three-story brick commercial building with a rusticated ashlar base and accents in the Romanesque Revival style.