Wood County Courthouse
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Courthouse
- Description: courthouse in West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Wood County Courthouse (West Virginia)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blennerhassett Hotel and St. Francis Xavier Church.
Blennerhassett Hotel
Hotel
Blennerhassett Hotel is a historic hotel located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It opened in 1889 and is in the Queen Anne style. The hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Blennerhassett Hotel is situated 380 feet east of Wood County Courthouse.
St. Francis Xavier Church
Church
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
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 Church is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Wood County Courthouse.
Trinity Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. Records indicate that Episcopal services were conducted as early as 1815 by itinerant clergymen, but there was not a building so services were conducted in the county court. Trinity Episcopal Church is situated 710 feet northeast of Wood County Courthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parkersburg and Newport.
Parkersburg
Parkersburg is a city of 30,000 people in West Virginia. It was known as "Newport" when it was founded, later to be renamed Parkersburg in 1810. The city sits where the Little Kanawha River meets the Ohio river; the town of Belpre lies just across the river in Ohio.
Newport
Neighborhood
Newport is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.
Julia-Ann Square Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Jstewall, Public domain.
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.
Wood County Courthouse
- Categories: county courthouse, building, and government building
- Location: Wood County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.26473° or 39° 15′ 53″ northLongitude
-81.56289° or 81° 33′ 46″ westElevation
604 feet (184 metres)Open location code
86FW7C7P+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 398390505OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=courthouseOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
4827708Wikidata ID
Q8032172
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