The Boone County Courthouse in Madison, West Virginia

Madison, West Virginia

Madison is a city in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,076 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Boone County.-History:...

 was completed in 1921 in the Neoclassical Revival style. Designed by architect H. Rus Warne

H. Rus Warne

Harry Rus Warne was a Charleston, West Virginia-based architect.He was born at Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1872 and attended the Ohio Mechanics Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. Warne established his architectural practice inParkersburg in 1892, after having traveled extensively throughout the...

 of Charleston

Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...

, the courthouse stands on a small hill in a square. Construction started in 1917, but disputes and construction delays extended construction for four years. Its dome was gold-leafed

Gold leaf

right|thumb|250px|[[Burnishing]] gold leaf with an [[agate]] stone tool, during the water gilding processGold leaf is gold that has been hammered into extremely thin sheets and is often used for gilding. Gold leaf is available in a wide variety of karats and shades...

 in 1977.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 1981.