Warren County Courthouse (Virginia)
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Warren County Courthouse | |
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Warren County Courthouse, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 1 E. Main St., Front Royal, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′3″N 78°11′36″W / 38.91750°N 78.19333°WCoordinates: 38°55′3″N 78°11′36″W / 38.91750°N 78.19333°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | c. 1836, 1935-1936, c. 1950 |
| Architect | Saville, Alan J. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Governing body | Local |
| NRHP Reference # | 00000028[1] |
| VLR # | 112-0005 |
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| Added to NRHP | January 28, 2000 |
| Designated VLR | December 1, 1999[2] |
Warren County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse complex located at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. It was built in 1935-1936, and is a two-story, stone faced concrete block, Colonial Revival style building. It consists of a central rectangular block with a pedimented gable roof and smaller flanking recessed wings. The central block is topped by a three-stage cupola with an open and domed belfry. Also on the property are the contributing brick clerk's office (c. 1836), brick jail (c. 1950), and two war memorials - a Confederate Monument, dedicated in 1911, and an obelisk honoring veterans of World Wars I and II.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It is located in the Front Royal Historic District.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Thomas E. Crosley and David A. Edwards (Spring 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Warren County Courthouse". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
