Dinwiddie County Courthouse | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
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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 / 37.07694; -77.58722 |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1851 (1851) |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 73002008 |
VLR No. | 026-0004 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 21, 1973 |
Designated VLR | February 20, 1973 |
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. The Dinwiddie County Historical Society is currently located in this building.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
References
- ^ "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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