Madison County Courthouse (Madison, Virginia)
Madison County Courthouse | |
Madison County Courthouse | |
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Location | U.S. 29, Madison, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°22′37″N 78°15′39″W / 38.37694°N 78.26083°WCoordinates: 38°22′37″N 78°15′39″W / 38.37694°N 78.26083°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1828 |
Built by | Crawford, Malcolm F.; Multiple |
Architectural style | Early Republic, Jeffersonian Classicism |
NRHP Reference # | 69000258[1] |
VLR # | 256-0002 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 12, 1969 |
Designated VLR | May 13, 1969[2] |
Madison County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Madison, Madison County, Virginia. It was built in 1828, and is a two-story, brick temple-form structure. On the facade the ground floor becomes an open arcade four-bays wide and one-bay deep. The gable roof is topped by a tall octagonal domed cupola. The building features a Tuscan order entablature with Tuscan pediments at either end.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1] It is located in the Madison County Courthouse Historic District.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (June 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Madison County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
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- Madison County Courthouse, U.S. Route 29, Madison, Madison County, VA: 1 photo and 34 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
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