1869–1870
Preston County replaces its burned courthouse in Kingwood
After the March 1869 courthouse fire, McCafferty, Smalley & Menear constructed a new two-story brick courthouse in Kingwood for $11,000. Completed in 1870, it served the county until it was torn down in 1933 for construction of the present courthouse.
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Judge Lawrance S. Miller Jr., History of the Preston County Courthouse; National Register nomination, Kingwood Historic District, Section 8, p. 33
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Courthouse and Soldiers Monument at Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va., ca. 1908
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