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		PENDLETON COUNTY COURTHOUSE Franklin , the county seat, was formerly known as Frankford. The town was originally chartered in 1794 by the Legislature of Virginia.Records indicated that the first courthouse cost around $160 and was a log composition. A permanent courthouse of brick was completed in 1817. A contract for a second courthouse was let in 1889. A fire destroyed this building after I had served the citizens for 35 years. two-story red brick structure, built in 1926, serves as the current courthouse. Six large columns with Ionic capitals support the triangular pediment at the front entrance. Filigreed brackets are used for trim around the roof.

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