The Pleasants County Courthouse was built in 1924 in

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. The Neo-Classical Revival style building replaced the original courthouse, which was badly damaged by lightning in 1923. The new courthouse was designed by architects

Holmboe & Pogue Ernest C. S. Holmboe (1873–1954) was an American architect best known for his work in West Virginia. Life and career E. C. S. Holmboe was born in Denmark in 1873, where he studied architecture for four years.''Marietta (OH) Daily Lea ...

of Clarksburg and built by Putnam & Foreman of

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for $99,963. Ornamentation of the facade was omitted to save costs.

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia Government buildings completed in 1924 Buildings and structures in Pleasants County, West Virginia County courthouses in West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Pleasants County, West Virginia {{PleasantsCountyWV-NRHP-stub