Greenbrier County Courthouse is a historic

courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...

building located at Lewisburg,

Greenbrier County, West Virginia Greenbrier County () is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,977. Its county seat is Lewisburg. The county was formed in 1778 from Botetourt and Montgomery counties in Virginia. History P ...

. In 1973 the courthouse and the adjacent

spring house A spring house, or springhouse, is a small building, usually of a single room, constructed over a spring. While the original purpose of a springhouse was to keep the spring water clean by excluding fallen leaves, animals, etc., the enclosing stru ...

, the Lewis Spring, were listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

. and are a historic and The courthouse was built in 1837, and is a two-three story, "T"-shaped brick building. The front facade features four large plastered brick columns. Atop the building is a

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belfry. The Lewis Spring is enclosed in a small, well-preserved stone building. Adjacent is a high stone retaining wall constructed between 1785–1795. The courthouse building was built from local brick by mason John W. Dunn (who was also an architect, but is not credited with the courthouse's design).

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* * Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Government buildings completed in 1837 Buildings and structures in Greenbrier County, West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Greenbrier County, West Virginia County courthouses in West Virginia Historic American Buildings Survey in West Virginia John W. Dunn buildings Spring houses {{GreenbrierCountyWV-NRHP-stub