Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District

Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District

Two of the contributing buildings, the county courthouse (top) and the stone jail (bottom) in January, 2014.
Location Roughly bounded by VA 601, VA 15, and the Rivanna River, Palmyra, Virginia
Coordinates 37°47′58″N 78°29′34″W / 37.79944°N 78.49278°W / 37.79944; -78.49278Coordinates: 37°47′58″N 78°29′34″W / 37.79944°N 78.49278°W / 37.79944; -78.49278
Area 60 acres (24 ha)
Built by Hughes, John G.
Architectural style Tetrastyle Roman Doric Temple
NRHP Reference # 71000977[1]
VLR # 298-0024
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 22, 1971
Designated VLR January 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

  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 2013-05-12.
  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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