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Mercer County Courthouse (West Virginia)
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The Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton
, West Virginia
was built in 1930-31 in the Art Moderne style. Designed by Alex B. Mahood
, it is the most significant example of the style in southern West Virginia. Friezes above the front and rear doors were designed by Mrs. S.L. Mahood, the mother of the architect.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Princeton, West Virginia
Princeton is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 7,652 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 111,586. It is the county seat of Mercer County...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
was built in 1930-31 in the Art Moderne style. Designed by Alex B. Mahood
Alex B. Mahood
Alexander Blount Mahood was a Bluefield, West Virginia-based architect.He was born at Lynchburg, Virginia in 1888 and attended the École des Beaux-Arts. He came to Bluefield in 1912 and set up business. He was the architect for the West Virginia Hotel and many of his major residential works are...
, it is the most significant example of the style in southern West Virginia. Friezes above the front and rear doors were designed by Mrs. S.L. Mahood, the mother of the architect.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.