Page County Courthouse (Virginia)
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Page County Courthouse | |
 Page County Courthouse, February 2014 | |
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| Location | 116 S. Court St., Luray, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°39′51″N 78°27′55″W / 38.66417°N 78.46528°WCoordinates: 38°39′51″N 78°27′55″W / 38.66417°N 78.46528°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1832-1833 |
| Built by | Crawford, Malcolm; Philips, William B. |
| Architectural style | Jeffersonian |
| NRHP Reference # | 73002047[1] |
| VLR # | 159-0004 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | January 16, 1973[2] |
Page County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Luray, Page County, Virginia. It was built in 1832–1833, and consists of a two-story, four-bay court house with three-bay, one-story wings. The four-bays of the pedimented gable facade open onto a ground floor arcade with rounded arches in the Jeffersonian Roman Revival style. It is topped by a cupola with coupled pilasters and four pedimented gables. It was built by Malcolm Crawford and William B. Philips, who worked under Thomas Jefferson on the University of Virginia.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is a contributing property in the Luray Downtown Historic District.
References
- 1 2 Staff (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 (October 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Page County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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