Prince George County Courthouse Historic District
Prince George County Courthouse Historic District | |
Location | 6400 Courthouse Rd., Prince George, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°13′18″N 77°17′14″W / 37.22167°N 77.28722°W |
Area | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
Built | c. 1870 | , 1883, c. 1900
Architect | Leavenworth, F. L.; Chappell, J. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, et al. |
NRHP reference No. | 03000570[1] |
VLR No. | 074-5013 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 23, 2003 |
Designated VLR | March 19, 2003[2] |
Prince George County Courthouse Historic District is a county courthouse complex and national historic district located at Prince George, Prince George County, Virginia. The district includes 11 contributing buildings and 3 contributing objects. They include the 1883 courthouse, 1900 clerk's office, the jail dated to about 1900, and three mid 20th century Colonial Revival-style office buildings. A Craftsman-style dwelling was adapted for office use and added to the courts complex in the 1970s. The courthouse green includes memorials commemorating the Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Also included in the district are the F.L. Buren Store (c. 1870), the Victorian-style Buren residence (c. 1870), and two contributing outbuildings.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[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.
- ^ Christina M. Wiles and Jean McRae (May 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prince George County Courthouse Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- County courthouses in Virginia
- Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Prince George County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Prince George County, Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs