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As a contributing structure to the Clarksburg
Historic District, the Harrison County Courthouse adds its
remarkable “Art Moderne” design to this largely
classical locale. It stands on a site that has seen three of the
four courthouses raised in the city of Clarksburg, and was itself
commissioned to replace the previous courthouse constructed in
1889. Built with $700,000 raised by special levy, the courthouse
was completed in 1932 and dedicated in a lavish ceremony on
November 27 of that year. The sleek facade is constructed of buff
limestone on polished black granite, and is surmounted by an
illuminated clock face. The courthouse plaza is home to two icons
of West Virginia history: a statue of native son Thomas J.
“Stonewall” Jackson and the flagstaff from the U.S.S.
West Virginia, sunk at Pearl Harbor. -- JLW |
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