Old Clarke County Courthouse (Virginia) Explained

Old Clarke County Courthouse
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 16, 1982[1]
Designated Other1 Number:168-0001
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:104 N. Church St., Berryville, Virginia
Coordinates:39.1517°N -77.9808°W
Architect:Meade, David
Architecture:Roman Revival
Added:July 7, 1983
Refnum:83003277

The Old Clarke County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse complex located at Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia. The complex includes the Old Clarke County Courthouse, built in 1837; the original county clerk's building, dating from the 1880s; and a two-story building built about 1900 and containing the Sheriff's office and county jail. The former courthouse is a two-story, red brick temple-form structure, fronted by a full-height Tuscan order portico in the Roman Revival style. The building served as the county's courthouse until 1977, when a new courthouse was erected. It was subsequently designated the General District Courts Building.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Clarke County Courthouse . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. September 1982 . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo