Mecklenburg County Courthouse (Virginia)
Mecklenburg County Courthouse | |
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| Location | SW corner of jct. of U.S. 58 and VA 92, Boydton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°40′0″N 78°23′20″W / 36.66667°N 78.38889°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1838-1842 |
| Architect | Howard, William A. |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, Roman Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002025[1] |
| VLR No. | 173-0006 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 17, 1975 |
| Designated VLR | June 17, 1975[2] |
Mecklenburg County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was built in 1838–1842, and is a large two-story, Roman Revival brick temple-form structure. It is five-bays wide and five-bays deep and features a hexastyle Ionic order portico. The building has a two-story rear ell.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] It is located in the Boydton Historic District.
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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (June 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mecklenburg County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- County courthouses in Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1842
- Buildings and structures in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- 1842 establishments in Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Southern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs