Shenandoah County Courthouse

Shenandoah County Courthouse
Shenandoah County Courthouse, November 2011
Location W. Court and S. Main Sts., Woodstock, Virginia
Coordinates 38°52′55″N 78°30′20″W / 38.88194°N 78.50556°W / 38.88194; -78.50556Coordinates: 38°52′55″N 78°30′20″W / 38.88194°N 78.50556°W / 38.88194; -78.50556
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built c. 1790 (1790), c. 1840, 1880, 1929
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 73002060[1]
VLR # 330-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 19, 1973
Designated VLR June 19, 1973[2]

Shenandoah County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built about 1790, as a single pile, two-story, seven bay, structure with a facade of rough-hewn coursed limestone ashlar. A projecting tetrastyle Tuscan portico was added in 1929 to the central three bays. Atop the gable roof is a handsome hexagonal cupola with ogee-shaped roof above the belfry and surmounted by a short spire topped by a ball finial. A one-story Greek Revival style rear wing was added about 1840; a one-story clerk's office was added in 1880.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

The Shenandoah County Historical Society and County Tourism office operate the Visitor Center and Courthouse Museum in the historic courthouse.

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 2013-03-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shenandoah County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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