Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse Square explained

Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse Square
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:October 8, 1991[1]
Designated Other1 Number:020-0227
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:N side VA 10, 350 ft. E of jct. with VA 655, Chesterfield, Virginia
Coordinates:37.3764°N -77.5072°W
Built:, 1889, 1892, 1917
Builder:Vaughan Construction Co.
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Italianate, Federal
Added:August 18, 1992
Refnum:92001008

The Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse Square is a historic county courthouse complex located at Chesterfield, Virginia. The complex includes the old Chesterfield County Courthouse, built in 1917; the county clerk's office buildings, dating from 1828 and 1889; and the old Chesterfield County Jail, constructed in 1892 and closed in 1960. The 1917 courthouse is a one- and two-story red brick structure, fronted by a full-height portico, and topped by an octagonal belfry, in the Colonial Revival style.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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: Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse Square . Douglas Harnsberger and Susan E. Smead. July 1991 . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo