Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District Explained

Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:January 18, 1972[1]
Designated Other1 Number:104-0057
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Courthouse Sq. and surrounding properties, Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates:38.0319°N -78.4772°W
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Federal
Added:June 30, 1972
Refnum:72001503

Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District is a historic courthouse and national historic district located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The district encompasses 22 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object (the Thomas Jonathan Jackson sculpture) centered on Court Square. The original section of the courthouse was built in 1803 in the Federal style and is now the north wing. The courthouse is a two-story, five-bay, T-shaped brick building with a Greek Revival style portico. Other notable buildings include the Levy Opera House (c. 1851), Number Nothing (c. 1820), Redland Club (c. 1832), and Eagle Tavern.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The district was incorporated into the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District in 1982.

External links

6 measured drawings and 15 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . January 1972 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources . and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map