The Tyler County Courthouse and Jail in

Middlebourne, West Virginia Middlebourne is a town in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 715 at the 2020 census. It serves as the county seat of Tyler County. History Middlebourne was established by an enactment of the Virginia General Assemb ...

, was built in 1854 to replace an 1829 structure. The courthouse was extensively renovated and modified in 1922 to a design by E.C.S. Holmboe and a Mr. Pogue of Clarksburg. The redesign created a

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

composition using the structure of the older building.

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