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		OHIO COUNTY COURTHOUSE A two-story building of rough blocks, 30 feet square, having a four-sided roof, became the first permanent courthouse in 1798. A second courthouse emerged in 1839. The building remained the courthouse until 1885. A new building was erected in 1876 to be used as the state capitol of West Virginia . When the capitol moved back to Charleston in 1885, this structure reverted to the city and was used for city-county purposes. The present city-county building was completed and ready for occupancy in 1960. It is a five-story modern structure encompassing a city block.

Courthouse photos courtesy of Daniel Branham
Courthouse history and information sources: "West Virginia Courthouses, A Pictorial History," by Mary Thrash "Historic West Virginia, The National Register of Historic Places," provided by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, State Historic Preservation Office