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Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District

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Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District
Gloucester County Courthouse, HABS Photo
Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District is located in Virginia
Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District
Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District is located in the United States
Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District
LocationMain St. and Gloucester County Courthouse Sq., Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
Coordinates37°24′53″N 76°31′47″W / 37.41472°N 76.52972°W / 37.41472; -76.52972
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Builtc. 1766 (1766)
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.73002016[1]
VLR No.036-0021
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1973
Designated VLRFebruary 20, 1973[2]

Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Gloucester Courthouse, Gloucester County, Virginia. The district encompasses 17 contributing buildings including the Gloucester County government buildings and those structures bordering the square, housing private businesses, offices and residences. The courthouse was built about 1766, and is a one-story, "T"-shaped brick structure with a hipped roof. Other notable buildings include the Botetourt Hotel (now the Botetourt Administration Building, c. 1770); the Botetourt Lodge; W. C. Tucker's Department Store Building; S and S Hobbies; and the Kearn's Real Estate storage house.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map


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