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Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District

Coordinates: 37°47′58″N 78°29′34″W / 37.79944°N 78.49278°W / 37.79944; -78.49278
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Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District
Two of the contributing buildings, the county courthouse (top) and the stone jail (bottom) in January, 2014.
Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District is located in Virginia
Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District
Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District is located in the United States
Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by VA 601, VA 15, and the Rivanna River, Palmyra, Virginia
Coordinates37°47′58″N 78°29′34″W / 37.79944°N 78.49278°W / 37.79944; -78.49278
Area60 acres (24 ha)
Built byHughes, John G.
Architectural styleTetrastyle Roman Doric Temple
NRHP reference No.71000977[1]
VLR No.032-0040
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1971
Designated VLRJanuary 5, 1971[2]

Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia. The district encompasses four contributing buildings. The courthouse was built in 1830–1831, and is a two-story, brick building in the form of a tetrastyle Roman Doric temple. It is five bays deep. The other contributing buildings are a small lawyer's office (c. 1830) used as the Fluvanna County library and the stone jail house (1829), now the county museum.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying two photos and Accompanying map
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