Jefferson County Courthouse (West Virginia)

Jefferson County Courthouse
Front of the courthouse
Jefferson County Courthouse (West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Jefferson County Courthouse (West Virginia)
Jefferson County Courthouse (West Virginia) is located in the United States
Jefferson County Courthouse (West Virginia)
Location100 E. Washington St.,
Charles Town, West Virginia
Coordinates39°17′20.78″N 77°51′35.32″W / 39.2891056°N 77.8598111°W / 39.2891056; -77.8598111
Builtc. 1836
ArchitectPhillips and Cockrill (1871)
A.B. Mullett (1910)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.73001910 (NRHP listing),
100009833 (NHL designation)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 1973[1]
Designated NHLDecember 11, 2023

The Jefferson County Courthouse is a historic building in Charles Town, West Virginia, USA. The building is historically notable as the site of two trials for treason: that of John Brown in 1859 (treason against Virginia), and those of unionizing coal miners from Mingo County, West Virginia (treason against 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. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2023 for its role in the mining wars.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

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