Prince George County Courthouse Historic District

Prince George County Courthouse Historic District

The old Prince George County Courthouse
Location 6400 Courthouse Rd., Prince George, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′18″N 77°17′14″W / 37.22167°N 77.28722°W / 37.22167; -77.28722Coordinates: 37°13′18″N 77°17′14″W / 37.22167°N 77.28722°W / 37.22167; -77.28722
Area 18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built c. 1870 (1870), 1883, c. 1900
Architect Leavenworth, F. L.; Chappell, J.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, et al.
NRHP Reference # 03000570[1]
VLR # 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 1970.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. 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


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