Charleston City Hall is a historic

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located at

Charleston, West Virginia Charleston is the capital and List of cities in West Virginia, most populous city of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Elk River (West Virginia), Elk and Kanawha River, Kanawha rivers, the city had a population of 48,864 at the 20 ...

. It was constructed in 1921 in the Neoclassical style. It is located opposite the

Kanawha County Courthouse Kanawha County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Charleston, West Virginia. It is located across from the Charleston City Hall, and is a block-long structure constructed in 1892 of rock-face masonry. It is noteworthy for its picturesq ...

, at the center of downtown Charleston. The major, or entrance, elevation faces Virginia Street with monumental design features and walls clad in smooth gray

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. The equally impressive limestone-faced Court Street facade presents a grand prospect which runs southward for nearly a block between Virginia Street and Kanawha Boulevard. These two elevations are entirely formal in design because they were intended to face the courthouse and principal city thoroughfare. The four-story building is centered with a colossal engaged colonnade of six fluted

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columns, which rises three-stories in support of a massive cornice. The interior features a grand entrance lobby, and classically designed stairhall and council chambers. It was listed on the

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in 1988.

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Beaux-Arts architecture in West Virginia Buildings and structures in Charleston, West Virginia City halls in West Virginia Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia Government buildings completed in 1921 City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia H. Rus Warne buildings National Register of Historic Places in Charleston, West Virginia Renaissance Revival architecture in West Virginia {{KanawhaCountyWV-NRHP-stub