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The o r i g l n a l u n i t of t h e c o u r t h m s e of WcDz+iell County, b u i l t a t F!elch i n 1893-94, i s a r ec t angu la r block (90 ' x 5 6 ' ) w i 3 shallor<r v e r t i c a l se tbacks . The Romanesque Revival s t y l e , two and one-half stor-7 s t r u c t u r e ~ w i t h a squa re t h r e e - s t o r y tower a t i t s n o r t h e a s t corner f a c z s west on Wyoming S t r e e t . Ex- t e r i o r w a l l s u r f a c e s of n a t i v e rock-faced s t o n e p r e s e n t p l e a s i n g c o n t r a s t s i n l i g h t and shade. I n t e r s e c t i n g t runca ted h i p r o o f s a r e covered wi th s l a t e and f e a t u r e prominent wal l d o m e r s a t t h e west and south e l e v a t i o n s wi th c i r c u l a r windows and gable f i n i a l s . The west-facing main en t r ance i s recessed benea th a s t o n e f r o n t p i e c e of Byzantine s t y l e c o l ~ ~ m n s suppor t ing a b a l u s t r a d e d a r c h i t r a v e . The basement of t he o r i g i n a l u n i t of t he courthouse was f o r many y e a r s a v a u l t f o r county records and housed a hea t ing system.

I n 1909 an a d d i t i o n was b u i l t a t t h e nor%! e l e v a t i o n of t h e f i r s t Sui ld- i ng i n a corresponding Romanesque s t y l e wi th i d e n t i c a l m a t e r i a l s . The annex d i f f e r s from t h e p a r e n t bu i ld ing i n n i n o r d e t a i l i n g , namely i n t h e deployment of dormers and i n t h e i n t e r i o r f i n i s h , t h a t , i n t h e ca se of t h e annex, i s q u i t e p l a i n . The two bloc!^ a r e joined by a connect ing wing whose open under- p a s s , i n t h e f a sh ion of a p o r t e cochere , i s f lanked on e i t h e r s i d e by (Romanesque s t y l e ! colunns.

The double-hung windows of t h e ?kDowell County Courthouse a r e a r ranged i n p a i r s . Those of t h e f i r s t f l o o r a r s f l a t - h e a s e d , wh i l e those of t h e second l e v e l a r e surmounted wi th a rches . The t h r e e e x t e r i o r doorways havc: dox5le doors w i th t h i c k beveled g l z s s .

Three t a l l , square chin?eys : t~i th corbe led c a s s g ive t h e r e a r roof l i n e a s t r i k i n g appearance. Other deco ra t ive elemznts a r e seen i n t h e s tone d e n t i l row of t h e c o r n i c e , i n t he c lock f aces of t h e pyramidal-roofed tower, and i n t h e o r n a t e meta l g r i l l e s enc los ing t h e louve r s of t h e tower b e l f r y on i t s f o u r e l e v a t i o n s .

O f t h e i n t e r i o r f e a t u r e s of t h e b u i l d i n g , t h e main s t a i rway is paranount , I t i s of heavy c a s t i r o n i n a l l i t s p a r t s , i nc lud ing t r e a d s , newels , and r a i l s . The open-well , two- f l i gh t s t a i r r i s e s t o t h e courtroom which occupies t h e e n t i r e ui>per f l o o r of t h e 1893 bu i ld ing . The second f l o o r of =he 1909 ad- d i t i o n i s co i rp le te ly taken by t h e o f f i c e s of t h e c i r c u i t c l e r k . De t r ac t ing fro^ t h e beauty of t h e cour t rocn i s a lor.vered c e i l i n g . The door and window hardware and t o i l e t f i x t u r e s su rv ive from t h e pe r iod of c o n s t r u c t i o n .

i"4odern l i g h t i n g has beer! i n s t a l l e d i n t h e o f f i c e s of t h e o l d e r s e c t i o n s of t h e b u i l d i n g and a r e a disappointment t o one :jho has seen t h e s t y l e of the two o r i g i n a l x a l l chande l i e r s behind he ;uc!qels bench i n t h e courtrooin.

The i n t e r i o r of t h e c o u r ~ h o u s e , d e s p i t e i t s few s a c r i f i c e s t o rnoderni- z a t i o n , i s p i t e handsome and se rves w e l l t h e needs of t h e county t h 3 t has k e p t t h e b u i l d i n g throughout i n good r e p a i r over t h e years .

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The demand f o r more space , i n r ecen t y e a r s , has l e d t o c o n s t r u c t i o n of a d d i t i o n s t o t h e cour thouse . A one-story a d d i t i o n was b u i l t a t t h e south e l e - v a t i o n of t h e o r i g i n a l u n i t i n 1963. The j a i l , b u i l t i n 1893, was t o r n down c . 1965 t o make way f o r a contemporary s t y l e j a i l and an en larged pa rk ing l o t . The j a i l occupies t h e sou theas t corner of t h e parking l o t i n an unobt rus ive p o s i t i o n a t t h e r e a r of t h e main bu i ld ing . The f o u r t h a d d i t i o n ( 2 0 ' x 6 0 ' ) t o t h e cour thouse i s now (1979) under cons t ruc t ion a t t he no r th e l e v a t i o n of t h e 1909 a d d i t i o n .

Despi te c o n s t r u c t i o n of s e v e r a l a d d i t i o n s , t h e a r c h i t e c t u r a l m e r i t and in - t e g r i t y of a r c h i t e c t Frank P i e r c e Mi lburn ' s o r i g i n a l des ign su rv ives . The a d d i t i o n s a t t h e south and no r th e l e v a t i o n s a r e veneered i n s tone so f t en ing t h e i r v i s u a l impact on t h e pa ren t bu i ld ing .

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SPECIFIC DATES 1893-94; 1909 3UILDER'ARCH'TECT Frank P i e r c e Milburn, A r c h i t e c t - STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The I,lcDcwell County Courthouse is t h e most s i g n i f i c a n t example of Xornanesque Revival a r c h i t e c t u r e i n t h e extreme southern c o a l producing c o u n t i e s of West V i r - g i n i a . I t s a r c h i t e c t , Prank P i e r c e YilSurn (1868-1926), then a r e s i d e n t of Kenova, West V i r q i n i a , and a neophyte i n h i s t r d e a t t h e age of twenty- f ive , became i n l a t e r yea r s a p r o f e s s i o n a l of cons iderable importance whose b u i l d i n g s a r e found s c a t t e r e d thxoughout t h e geography of t h e sou theas t e rn United S t a t e s . Coincident wi th t h e developing economy of t h e c o a l f i e l d s t h a t permi t ted t h e e r e c t i o n of a s u b s t a n t i a l courthouse a t Welch were undercur ren ts of l abo r u n r e s t t h a t sur faced i n t h e union o rgan iz ing movements of t h e e a r l y 1920 ' s . One of t h e most spectac- u l a r i n c i d e n t s a s s o c i a t e d wi th t h e "Yine V;ars" occurred a t t he X c D ~ d e l l County Courthouse on August 1 , 1921, when union organizer Sidney H a t f i e l d was a s sas s in - a t e d on t h e s t e p s of t h e bu i ld ing . This event helped focus a t t e n t i o n or' t h e n a t i o n a l p r e s s and t h e f e d e r a l government on the v i o l e n c s surroun3ing l abo r / management r e l a k i o n s i n t h e c o a l f i e l d s of Appalachia.

I n t h e h e a r t of .,~ihat <$as s t i l l a f o r e s t wi lderness almost c losed t o s e t t l e - ment a new county named McDowell was formed i n t h e ~omnonwealth of ~ i r g i n i a i n 1858. V i r g i n i a was r e l ~ c t a n t t o g ive up the l a d arid f o r y e a r s r h e new s t a t e , Nest V i r g i n i a , was slow t o accept her . Therefore , on June 10 , 1861, t h e County Court o f McDowell passed i t s Gwn Act of Secession and from that b i t of L e y i s i a t i o n came an h i s t o r i c r e f e rence t o t h i s county a s "The Free S t a t e of McDowell". The Supreme Court Case of V i r g i n i a ve r sus West V i r g i n i a i n 1866 r e l eased t h i s "S ta t e " t o become a county of West V i r g i n i a . The county was r i c h i n product ive c o a l lands and c o a l product ion has always beer? i t s ch ief i ndus t ry . This has meant t h a t t h e coun ty ' s economic c o n d i t i o n has bounced up and 6 m n wi th t h e need f o r c o a l . Te.en c o a l s a l e s reached a high i n t h e 18905, t h e county engaged s k i l l e d c o n t r a c t o r s t o b u i l d a courthouse and 2icked a young and knowlsdgeAle a r c h i t e c t t o provide t h e p l a n s f o r a s t a t e l y b u i l d i n g .

The p ionee r s who c m e i n t o t h e a r e a which is now :4cDo:Jell County found a mocntainous l and , dense ly f o r e s t e d . Agr i cu l tu re on a l a r g e s c a l e was i n p o s s i b l e due t o t h e t e r r a i n . They c l e a r e d a small pa tch of land f o r a k i t chen garden, kep t some l i v e s t o c k , and f i s h e d and hunted- Thei r b a r t e r i n g was ~ ~ i t h s k i n s f o r s a l t and o t h e r n e c e s s i t i e s . There were no roaes , no schoo l s , no c o u r t s and t h e i r county governiient i n Tazewell County was f a r away. So, on February 2 0 , 1858, a new county was forrr.ed. I t was named f o r James ? l c ~ o i . ~ e l l , t h e 25th Governor of V i r g i n i a . The Act of t h e General Assembly t h a t c r e a t z d t h e county ordered t h e v i l l a g e of Perry- v i l l i l EO 5e ?:?? Csu-qt-r 5 2 3 ~ .

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Caught i n +he middle of t h e u n c e r t a i n t i e s a t t h e s t a r t of t h e C i v i l W a r , PlcDowell passed h e r own "Act of Secession" and waited f o r t h e United S t a t e s Supreme Court t o dec ide h e r f u t u r e . Judge James Henry Srown i s c r e d i t e d f o r g e t t i n g McDowell included i n t h e coun t i e s of West V i r g i n i a i n 1856. And, t hen , t h e county was i n f o r a 34 yea r long s t r u g g l e over t h e s i t e of h e r county s e a t . The b u i l d i n g used a s he r f i r s t Courthouse, a s t o r y and one-half l o g s t r u c t u r e wi th a s t o n e chimney, was e r e c t e d i n 1866 near Wilco. The second Courthouse was b u i l t a t Perry- v i l l e , t h e l a r g e s t town i n t he county. This b u i l d i n g , a two-story log s t r u c t u r e , was e r e c t e d i n 1872.

With F rede r i ck J. Kimball a s P r e s i d e n t , t h e newly organized Norfolk and Ves tern Rai lroad was pushed i n t o t h e southern c o a l f i e l d s of t h e s t a t e . The t r a c k s reached McDovell County i n 1886. The coa l i ndus t ry was soon booming wi th a c t i v i t y and brought t h e ro;.is o f houses and company s t o r e s , t i p p l e s , bone p i l e s and coke ovens - a l l t h e t r app ings of c o a l mining.

Welch becsme t h a County Sea t i n 1832 and county records were moved from P e r r y v i l l e aE once. I n t h e n c i t yea r , ' 2 . I. A . Xelch of a Land and In!provenont Company made a deed t o t h e County C c m t of >IcDowell g iv ing a t r a c t of land which was t o be used f o r a courthouse and a jail. County ~ r d e r s were s igned soon ehere- a f t e r f o r t h e h i r i n g of an a r c h i t e c t and contrac'ors. These were Frank P i e r c e Milburn, A r c h i t e c t , and C . W. and C. I?. Rush, Cont rac tors .

I n November 1894, t h e Courthouse and J a i l .vere completed a t a c o s t of $43,655.75. On ?day 4 , 1895, Frank P. Milburn, t h e a r c h i t e c t , r epo r t ed t h a t t h e bu i ld ings were no t a s s p e c i f i e d . They were t o have been of b r i c k ( t h e b u i l d i n g s a r e of s t o n e ) and t h e J a i l had been turnefi around "bu t t h e c o n t r a c t o r s had done a good job of which they could be justly 2roud". Payxent t o Frank P. ?Iilburn was ordered t o t h e sum of $250.00 f o r h i s s e r v i c e s .

The b u i l d i n g produced from t h e p l ans of a r c h i t e c t Nilburn was a two and one- ha l f s t o r y masonry s t r u c t u r e of Romanesque des ign :;hose p r i n c i p a l f e a t u r e was a pyramidal-roofed, t h ree - s to ry clock tower. The c a r e f u l p ropor t ions and r e f i n e d d e t a i l s of t h e s t r u c t u r e were typical of t h e nuiierous bu i ld ings designed by ; , I i l - burn i n North C a r o l i n a , South Caro l ina , and througheut t he sou theas t e rn United S t a t e s . Milburn made a d d i t i o n s t o t h e Z lo r ida C a n i r o l , f i n i s h e d t h e South Caro l ina C a p i t o l , and was a competi tor (though r e j e c t e d ) f o r t k e p o s i t i o n of a r c h i c e c t of t h e Arkansas Cap i to l .

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An important h i s t o r i c a l event t h a t i s in t i rca te ly l i nked wt th t h e McDowell County Courthouse i s t h e a s s a s s i n a t i o n of Sidcey "%vo Gun Sid" Ha t f i e ld on Ar~gust 1, 1921. H a t f i e l d was a prominent l abo r l eade r and union o rgan ize r who xas heav i ly involved i n t h e v io lence- r idden o rgan iza t ion d r i v e s then t ak ing p l a c e i n t h e c o a l f i e l d s of blest V i rg in i a . P a r t i c u l a r l y , he was i d e n t i f i e d wi th the "Massacre of Matevan" which c o s t t h e l i v e s of seven company guards ( inc luding t h e g u a r d ' s l e a d e r ) , t h e mayor of !,latewan, and tire union 3en on May 13 , 1920. H a t f i e l d arid twenty o t h e r s were t r l a ? and a c q u i t t e d of murder charges s t e m i n g from t h i s i n c i d e n t . A s v io l ence e s c a l a t e d and a " s t a t e of war, i n s u r r e c t i o n and r i o t " was dec l a red i n Mingo County i n 1921, Sidney t i a t f i e l d was surnmomd t o Washington, D. C . i n J u l y t o t e s t i f y be fo re t h e United S t a t e s Senate Committee on Labor and Education. H i s tes t imony, which was h ighly c r i t i c a l of t h e coa l coxpanies , rece ived f r o n t page and newsreel coveragc throuqhout t he na t ion . I n t h e midst of h i s tes t imony, Hat- f i e l d was sun~onec? t o :;'elc:?, :?cEawell C o u ~ t y , t o s t and t r i a l f o r ano the r shoot ing i n c i d e n t . Although a s s e r t i n g t h a t he was being framed by vengeful coa l company i n t e r e s t s , he answered t h e sumons ar.5 l e f t Was:?ington. O n Auqdst 1, 1921, a s H a t f i e l d and a companion, Edward Chambers, mounted t h e s t e p s of t h e I.TcDowell County Courthouse they were gunned 20-.m Sy aqents of ths c o a l coapanies . Ha t fLe ld l s a s s a s s i n a t i o n , coming a t a t i . .e xh3n he vas > r a n i n s n t l y involved i n x . t i o i ~ a 1 even t s , was given wide coverage i n t he n a t i c n a l ? r e s s , 2nd >?d an e l c c t r i f y i r g e f f e c t on t h e a l r eady v o l a t i l e c o a l f i e l d s . Ur re s t mounted and armed c l a s h e s became more f r equen t and bloody, lead ing t o t h e fanous "Warch on Logan" l a t e r i n t h e month, and t h e sending of Federa l t roops i n t o t h e coa l f i e l d s .

Though s t r l f e r e s u l t i n g In t h e unionization of c o a l miners i n southern West V i r -

g i n i a i s p a r t of a movement pas%, the XcDowell County Courthouse su rv ives a s a

p h y s i c a l t e s t amen t of t hose s i g n i f i c a n t even t s , and a s t h e reminder of an a r c h i t e c t - u r a l s t y l e popular ized by American a r c h i t e c t Ii. 3. Richardson hose innovat ions dominated p u b l i c t a s t e i n o f f i c i a l bu i ld ings of t h e 1890s. The bIcDowell County Courthouse r e f l e c t s a s i g n i f i c a n t l o c a l i n t e r s r e t a t i o n of t h i s s t y l i s t i c mode wi th i t s rock-faced masonry, i t s ~y ramlda l - roo fed tower and round window openings, and i n p a r t i c u l a r , w i t h t h e u s e of carved and appl ied d e t a i l i n g such a s f o l i a t e r e l i e f pa t - t e r n s i n t h e column c a p i t c l s f l ank ing en t r ances , wi th t h e e a p l o p e n t of a co rn i ce g u i l l o c h e band, and w i t h t h e u se of f i n i a l s t o enphasize t h e v e r t i c a l q u a l i t y of towers and gab le s . The sum of t h i s a r c h i t e c t u r a l a ~ 3 i e n c e was t o convey t o t h e people of McCowell County a sense of ?emanence , s ~ z b i l i t y , and majest-7 i n the work- i ngs of gove r~men t .

~ I M A J O R BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Ambler, C h a r l e s H. and F e s t u s P . Summers. West V i r g i n i a : The Mountain S t a t e . Englewood C l i f f s , N.J.: P r e n t i c e H a l l , 1958, cp. 455-56.

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G I ~ ~ I I I I I I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I I VERBALBOUNDARY DESCRiPTlON The nominated p r o p e r t y i s bounded on t h e s o u t h f o r 1 5 0 '

by Yercer S t r e e t , on t h e wes t f o r 150' by Wyoming S t r e e t , on t h e n o r t h f o r 150 ' by Courthouse S t r e e t , and on t h e e a s t f o r 150 ' by t h e s t o n e w a l l and a boundary l i n e t o Mercer S t r e e t .

LIST ALL STATES A N D COUNTIES FOR PF1OPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES

STATE CODE COUNTY CODE

STATE CODE COUNTY CODE

~ F D R M PREPARED BY ..' ,

N A M E / TITLE .- - ' &- -.-'

C . E . T u r l e v , F i e l d Xesearch A s s ~ s t a n t ORGANIZAT 'ON DATE

West V i r q i n i a Department o f C u l t u r e & H i s t o r y A ~ r i l 5, 1979 STREET & N U M B E R TELEPHONE

The C u l t u r a l C e n t e r , C a p i t o l Co!mlex 3 0 4 - 3 4 8 - 0 2 4 0 CITY OR TOWN STATE

C h a r l e s t o n W e s t V i r g i n i a 2 5 3 0 5

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATf OM THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OFTHIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS:

NATIONAL 2- STATE -2- LOCAL 2

As the designated State H~storrc Preservation Ctficer for the Nat~onai Hrstoric Preservatron Ac: of 1966 (Public L a w 89-6651, 1

hereby nominate t h ~ s property for ~nc lus ion rn the National Register and c e r i i v that ~t has been evaluated according to the

criteria and procedures set forth by ?he Nationai Park Service R

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE L& TITLE DATE

R ) R NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY tS LNCLUDED IN THE NATtONAL REGISTER

f G P O 3 2 1 - 8 0 3

F o r n Y o 10 3 0 0 a Hev 10 74)

( , \ I rk U , \ I \ i L . ~ D k . P l K I l l t h i O t I H t 1 \ 1 1 KIOK NATIONAL P A R K SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM bIcDowell County Cour thouse , Welch, \*A7

I [FOA NPS USE ONLY

I RECEIVED

CONTI N U A T I O N SHEET I T E M NUMBER 9 PAGE TWO

F r y e , Mary Kathryn t o C l a r e n c e E. bloran, ( l e t t e r s of November 9 , 1977 on Frank P. Mi lburn) H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n U n i t , WV Department o f C u l t u r e and H i s t o r y .

Jones , M r s . .Paul and M r s . Sanue l S a l i n s . McDowell County H i s t o r y . Welch, bii