Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse Square

Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse Square
Chesterfield County Courthouse, October 2012
Location N side VA 10, 350 ft. E of jct. with VA 655, Chesterfield, Virginia
Coordinates 37°22′35″N 77°30′26″W / 37.37639°N 77.50722°W / 37.37639; -77.50722Coordinates: 37°22′35″N 77°30′26″W / 37.37639°N 77.50722°W / 37.37639; -77.50722
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1828 (1828), 1889, 1892, 1917
Built by Vaughan Construction Co.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Italianate, Federal
NRHP Reference # 92001008[1]
VLR # 020-0227
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 18, 1992
Designated VLR October 8, 1991[2]

The Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse Square is a historic county courthouse complex located at Chesterfield, Virginia. The complex includes the old Chesterfield County Courthouse, built in 1917; the county clerk's office buildings, dating from 1828 and 1889; and the old Chesterfield County Jail, constructed in 1892 and closed in 1960. The 1917 courthouse is a one- and two-story red brick structure, fronted by a full-height portico, and topped by an octagonal belfry, in the Colonial Revival style.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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. Douglas Harnsberger and Susan E. Smead (July 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse Square" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo


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