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Page County Courthouse (Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°39′51″N 78°27′55″W / 38.66417°N 78.46528°W / 38.66417; -78.46528
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Page County Courthouse
Page County Courthouse, February 2014
Page County Courthouse (Virginia) is located in Virginia
Page County Courthouse (Virginia)
Location116 S. Court St., Luray, Virginia
Coordinates38°39′51″N 78°27′55″W / 38.66417°N 78.46528°W / 38.66417; -78.46528
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1832 (1832)-1833
Built byCrawford, Malcolm; Philips, William B.
Architectural styleJeffersonian
NRHP reference No.73002047[1]
VLR No.159-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1973
Designated VLRJanuary 16, 1973[2]

Page County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Luray, Page County, Virginia. It was built in 1832–1833, and consists of a two-story, four-bay court house with three-bay, one-story wings. The four-bays of the pedimented gable facade open onto a ground floor arcade with rounded arches in the Jeffersonian Roman Revival style. It is topped by a cupola with coupled pilasters and four pedimented gables. It was built by Malcolm Crawford and William B. Philips, who worked under Thomas Jefferson on the University of Virginia.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is a contributing property in the Luray Downtown Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (October 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Page County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo