Tucker County Courthouse and Jail

Tucker County Courthouse and Jail
Location 1st and Walnut Sts., Parsons, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°5′49″N 79°40′51″W / 39.09694°N 79.68083°W / 39.09694; -79.68083Coordinates: 39°5′49″N 79°40′51″W / 39.09694°N 79.68083°W / 39.09694; -79.68083
Built 1898–1900
Architect Millburn,Frank P.; Baumgarner,William D.
Architectural style Renaissance, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 84003680
Added to NRHP August 23, 1984[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Friends of Blackwater Canyon - The City of Parsons" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  3. ↑ Rodney S. Collins (April 4, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Tucker County Courthouse and Jail" (pdf). National Park Service.
  4. ↑ "Tygart Valley Regional Jail". West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority web site. West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2009.


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