August 25, 1934
Preston County dedicates its present courthouse
Preston County dedicated its present Art Deco courthouse in Kingwood after an all-day program on August 25, 1934. The sandstone building cost $113,500.90, and former Kingwood attorney John Barton Payne delivered the dedication address.
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Judge Lawrance S. Miller Jr., History of the Preston County Courthouse; National Register nomination, Kingwood Historic District, Section 7, p. 9 and Section 8, p. 31
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Preston County Courthouse, Kingwood, W. Va., 1967
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