Town of Halifax Court House Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | December 18, 2008[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 230-5001 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 36.7661°N -78.9286°W |
Architect: | Dabney Cosby, Sr.; Dabney Cosby, Jr.; Heard and Cardwell; John Albert Heisler III |
Architecture: | Queen Anne; Italianate; Greek Revival; Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Commercial Style; Art Deco, Vernacular |
Added: | January 28, 2011 |
Refnum: | 10001187[2] |
Town of Halifax Court House Historic District is a national historic district located at Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia. The district includes 172 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 13 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object (Confederate War Memorial, 1911) in the Town of Halifax. Resources include government, commercial, residential, religious, educational and industrial buildings that date from the early-19th Century to the mid-20th century. Notable buildings include the Rice House (c. 1812), Edmunds/Lewis Office (1869), People's Bank (c. 1911), Beth Car Baptist Church (1892), ChristEpiscopal Church (c. 1907), Saint Luke's Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (c. 1907), Dr. Carter House (c. 1900), County Office Building (1915), Town of Halifax Swimming Pool (1930s), MunicipalBuilding/ Fire Station (1950), Halifax Roller Mills (1915), Halifax Planing Mill (c. 1920), Halifax Department Store (1949), and Randolph Theater (c. 1948). Also located in the district is the separately listed Halifax County Courthouse.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[2]