Charlotte County Courthouse (Virginia)

Charlotte County Courthouse
The courthouse in September 2014
Location 125 David Bruce Ave.,
Charlotte Court House, Virginia
Coordinates 37°03′23″N 78°38′16″W / 37.0563°N 78.6377°W / 37.0563; -78.6377Coordinates: 37°03′23″N 78°38′16″W / 37.0563°N 78.6377°W / 37.0563; -78.6377
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1821 (1821)-1823
Architect Jefferson, Thomas; Percival, John
Architectural style Early Republic, Late Victorian, Roman Revival
NRHP Reference # 80004178[1]
VLR # 185-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 7, 1980
Designated VLR February 19, 1980[2]

The Charlotte County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse complex located at Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia. It was built in 1821–1823, and is a brick, temple-form structure, measuring approximately 45 feet wide and 71 feet deep. It features a tetrastyle Tuscan order portico with whitewashed stuccoed columns. It is based on plans supplied by Thomas Jefferson and is a prototype for numerous Roman Revival court buildings erected in Virginia in the 1830s and 1840s. Also on the property is a two-story, three-bay, brick office building used as a law office and a late Victorian Clerk's office, with a distinctive entrance tower and arched entrance.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is located in the Charlotte Court House Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Charlotte County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying four photos


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