Portsmouth Courthouse Explained

Portsmouth Courthouse
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 7, 1970[1]
Designated Other1 Number:124-0006
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:NE corner of Court and High Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates:36.8353°N -76.3017°W
Architect:Singleton, William B.
Builder:Butler, Willoughby G.
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:April 29, 1970
Refnum:70000876

Portsmouth Courthouse, also known as Norfolk County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse building located at Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1846, and is a one-story with basement, Greek Revival style brick building. It measures 78 feet wide by 57 feet deep. The building is topped by a paneled parapet with Doric order entablature supported by plain Greek Doric pilasters. The building remained in use as a courthouse until 1960, when the county government moved to Great Bridge.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is located in the Downtown Portsmouth Historic District.

The building now houses the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Portsmouth Courthouse . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. April 1970. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  3. Web site: Official site. Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center. 6 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150806051417/http://www.portsmouthartcenter.com/. 6 August 2015. dead.