Old Buildings

Petersburg, WV was founded about 1745 by Jacob Peterson who had the first store there. It is the county seat of Grant County, WV. The 2010 census put the population at about 2,400. There are lots of old buildings in Petersburg, WV as there are in most towns in WV and Kentucky. These are a few of the ones I got photos of. The first 2 are of the Grant County Court House, the first part was built in 1878 with several additions. The statue in front is in memory of the world wars.

 The next 2 are of the Heritage Inn, a very old hotel, now a motor inn and a restaurant. It was built as a 2 story building in 1840 with the rest added on later. It has been in continuous use since 1881.

 This older home was near where Linda lived and looked like it was getting a new roof.

 This old building is where Lee's family lived when we got married and I first met them in 1970.

Some of the older building that still have business in them.

This empty building was the original Grant County Bank that opened in 1902. Check out the next photo that is a close up of the name of the building and notice the spelling of County. No where could I find information about the spelling mix-up. It was made wrong and never fixed. The bank has a new building now and several branches in other towns.

Another older home that looked interesting.