Warwick County Courthouses Explained

Warwick County Courthouses
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:February 16, 1988[1]
Designated Other1 Number:121-0001
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Old Courthouse Way, Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates:37.1297°N -76.5425°W
Built:, 1884, 1909
Architecture:Italianate, Federal
Added:November 3, 1988
Refnum:88002186

Warwick County Courthouses, also known as the Warwick County Courthouse and Clerk's Office, is a historic courthouse and clerk's office located at Newport News, Virginia. The original courthouse was built in 1810, and is a one-story, three-room, T-shaped plan Federal-style brick building. It has a slate-covered gable roof and exterior end chimneys. The building was later enlarged by a side and rear addition. The later courthouse was built in 1884, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick building. It has a rectangular plan and a shallow metal-covered hipped roof with three shallow cross gables. It features a square wood bell cupola that rises above the central projecting bay. Also on the property is a contributing Confederate monument dedicated in 1909. The buildings housed county offices until 1958, when Warwick County, Virginia was annexed by Newport News.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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: Warwick County Courthouses. John Salmon and Julie Vosmik . February 1988. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos