Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District
Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District | |
.jpg) Gloucester County Courthouse, HABS Photo | |
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| Location | Main St. and Gloucester County Courthouse Sq., Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°24′53″N 76°31′47″W / 37.41472°N 76.52972°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1766 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002016[1] |
| VLR No. | 036-0021 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 3, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | February 20, 1973[2] |
Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Gloucester Courthouse, Gloucester County, Virginia. The district encompasses 17 contributing buildings including the Gloucester County government buildings and those structures bordering the square, housing private businesses, offices and residences. The courthouse was built about 1766, and is a one-story, T-shaped brick structure with a hipped roof. Other notable buildings include the Botetourt Hotel (now the Botetourt Administration Building, c. 1770); the Botetourt Lodge; W. C. Tucker's Department Store Building; S and S Hobbies; and the Kearn's Real Estate storage house.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
External links
[edit]- Gloucester County Courthouse, U.S. Route 17, Gloucester, Gloucester County, VA: 1 photo at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Botetourt Inn & Barn (Ruins), Main Street, Gloucester, Gloucester County, VA: 5 photos at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- County courthouses in Virginia
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1766
- Buildings and structures in Gloucester County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Gloucester County, Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Middle Peninsula Registered Historic Place stubs
- Gloucester County, Virginia geography stubs