Surry County Courthouse Complex
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Surry County Courthouse Complex | |
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Surry County Courthouse Complex, April 1971 | |
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| Location | VA 10, Surry, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°8′14″N 76°50′7″W / 37.13722°N 76.83528°WCoordinates: 37°8′14″N 76°50′7″W / 37.13722°N 76.83528°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1825 |
| Architect | Hopkins, John P.; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 86000719[1] |
| VLR # | 308-0008 |
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| Added to NRHP | April 10, 1986 |
| Designated VLR | December 17, 1985[2] |
Surry County Courthouse Complex is a historic courthouse complex located at Surry, Surry County, Virginia. The complex consists of the county courthouse, old clerk's office (1825–1826), VPI Extension office (c. 1907), the Commonwealth Attorney's office, the Commissioner of Revenue's office, a storage building, a Confederate memorial, and general district court building (c. 1840). The county courthouse building was built in 1923, and is a two-story, seven bay, Classical Revival style brick building. It features a hexastyle Ionic order portico that dominates its front facade.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
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.
- ↑ Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Surry County Courthouse Complex" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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