Dinwiddie County Court House
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| Location | Jct. of U.S. 1 and VA 619, Dinwiddie, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°4′37″N 77°35′14″W / 37.07694°N 77.58722°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1851 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002008[1] |
| VLR No. | 026-0004 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | February 20, 1973[2] |
Dinwiddie County Court House is a historic courthouse building located at the junction of U.S. 1 and VA 619 in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It was built in 1851, and is a two-story, brick temple-form building in the Greek Revival style. It measures approximately 37 feet (11 m) wide and 78 feet (24 m) long, and features a front portico added in 1933. The courthouse was the site of the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House in the closing stages of the American Civil War.[3] The Dinwiddie County Historical Society is currently located in this building.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dinwiddie County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ "Historic Dinwiddie Courthouse". Discover Dinwiddie. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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Categories:
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
- County courthouses in Virginia
- Greek Revival architecture in Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1851
- Museums in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
- History museums in Virginia
- 1851 establishments in Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs