Walter C. Davis Memorial Building - Romney WV

City:: Romney, WV
Site Type:: Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
New Deal Agencies:: Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Started:: 1935
Completed:: 1943

Description

This WPA stone building served as an annex building to the Hampshire County Courthouse in Romney, West Virginia, for many years. Though it was recommended for demolition in 2003, it survived and is currently being used as a government office building.

The building was constructed circa 1935-1943.

Source notes

West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority, “Hampshire County Courthouse Detail Report, WPA Stone Annex,” https://www.cfia.wv.gov/chstudy/Hampshire_County/WPA%20Stone%20Annex%20Detail%20Report.htm, accessed April 26, 2014

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on April 26, 2014.