Dickenson County Courthouse

Dickenson County Courthouse
Location Main and McClure Sts., Clintwood, Virginia
Coordinates 37°9′0″N 82°27′25″W / 37.15000°N 82.45694°W / 37.15000; -82.45694Coordinates: 37°9′0″N 82°27′25″W / 37.15000°N 82.45694°W / 37.15000; -82.45694
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1915 (1915), 1972
Architect Miller, H.M.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 82004553[1]
VLR # 196-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 16, 1982
Designated VLR July 20, 1982[2]

The Dickenson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia. It was built in 1915, as an extension of the 1894 brick courthouse. It is a two-story, Colonial Revival building with a projecting central block and wings. It features a two-story portico with paired Ionic order columns, Palladian windows, and a slate-shingled hipped roof crowned by a domed clock tower. The 1894 brick courthouse was replaced in 1972.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dickenson County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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