Greene County Courthouse (Virginia)

Greene County Courthouse

Greene County Courthouse, February 1999
Location S of jct. of U.S. 33 and VA 649, Stanardsville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°17′46″N 78°26′22″W / 38.29611°N 78.43944°W / 38.29611; -78.43944Coordinates: 38°17′46″N 78°26′22″W / 38.29611°N 78.43944°W / 38.29611; -78.43944
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1838 (1838)-1839, 1927-1928
Architect Phillips, William B.
NRHP Reference # 70000799[1]
VLR # 240-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 26, 1970
Designated VLR December 2, 1969[2]

Greene County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Stanardsville, Greene County, Virginia. It was built in 1838-1839, and is a two-story, gable roofed brick building. The front facade features a three-bay, pedimented tetrastyle portico addition using Tuscan order columns and a Roman Doric entablature added in 1927-1928. The building is topped by a distinctive cupola.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (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 (November 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greene County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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