Jefferson County Courthouse (West Virginia)
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Jefferson County Courthouse
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Front of the courthouse
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| Location | Charles Town, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′20.78″N 77°51′35.32″W / 39.2891056°N 77.8598111°WCoordinates: 39°17′20.78″N 77°51′35.32″W / 39.2891056°N 77.8598111°W |
| Built | ca. 1836 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference # | 73001910 |
| Added to NRHP | July 10, 1973 |
The first Jefferson County Courthouse was built in Charles Town, West Virginia, USA, in 1808, on a lot donated by Charles Washington. It was replaced by a larger building in about 1836, which comprises the core of the present courthouse. The building is historically notable as the site of two trials for treason: that of John Brown in 1859, and those of unionizing coal miners from Mingo County, West Virginia, a consequence of the Battle of Blair Mountain, whose trials were moved from the southern part of the state in 1922 as a result of a change of venue.
The courthouse is a red brick building in the Georgian style. It has an unusual clock tower with a square dome that resembles Second Empire structures.
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