Dinwiddie County Courthouse | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | February 20, 1973[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 026-0004 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | Jct. of U.S. 1 and VA 619, Dinwiddie, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 37.0769°N -77.5872°W |
Architecture: | Greek Revival |
Added: | March 21, 1973 |
Refnum: | 73002008 |
Dinwiddie County Court House is a historic courthouse building located at the junction of U.S. 1 and VA 619 in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It was built in 1851, and is a two-story, brick temple-form building in the Greek Revival style. It measures approximately wide and long, and features a front portico added in 1933. The courthouse was the site of the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House in the closing stages of the American Civil War.[2] The Dinwiddie County Historical Society is currently located in this building.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.