Patrick County Courthouse

Patrick County Courthouse

Patrick County Courthouse, May 2010
Location SE corner of Main and Blue Ridge Sts., Stuart, Virginia
Coordinates 36°38′29″N 80°16′13″W / 36.64139°N 80.27028°W / 36.64139; -80.27028Coordinates: 36°38′29″N 80°16′13″W / 36.64139°N 80.27028°W / 36.64139; -80.27028
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built 1822 (1822)
Architect Staples, Abram
Architectural style Jeffersonian Neo-Classicism
NRHP Reference # 74002142[1]
VLR # 307-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 27, 1974
Designated VLR September 17, 1974[2]

Patrick County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Stuart, Patrick County, Virginia. It was built in 1822, and is a two-story, brick building consisting of a projecting, three-bay central block with flanking wings in the Jeffersonian Roman Revival style. The front facade features a pedimented portico supported by four Tuscan order columns. It is topped by a small bell tower. The building was remodeled in 1928, and refurbished in 1936 and 1971.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1] It is a contributing property in the Stuart Uptown Historic District.

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 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (September 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Patrick County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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