Dickenson County Courthouse Explained

Dickenson County Courthouse
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:July 20, 1982[1]
Designated Other1 Number:196-0001
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Main and McClure Sts., Clintwood, Virginia
Coordinates:37.15°N -82.4569°W
Built:, 1972
Architect:Miller, H.M.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:September 16, 1982
Refnum:82004553

The Dickenson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia. It was built in 1915, as an extension of the 1894 brick courthouse. It is a two-story, Colonial Revival building with a projecting central block and wings. It features a two-story portico with paired Ionic order columns, Palladian windows, and a slate-shingled hipped roof crowned by a domed clock tower. The 1894 brick courthouse was replaced in 1972.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dickenson County Courthouse . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. July 1982. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo