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Cumberland County Courthouse (Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°29′55″N 78°14′41″W / 37.49861°N 78.24472°W / 37.49861; -78.24472
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Cumberland County Courthouse
Cumberland County Courthouse, taken in 2015
Cumberland County Courthouse (Virginia) is located in Virginia
Cumberland County Courthouse (Virginia)
Cumberland County Courthouse (Virginia) is located in the United States
Cumberland County Courthouse (Virginia)
Map
Interactive map showing the location of Cumberland County Courthouse
LocationUS 60, N side, at jct. with VA 600, Cumberland, Virginia
Coordinates37°29′55″N 78°14′41″W / 37.49861°N 78.24472°W / 37.49861; -78.24472
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1818
ArchitectHoward, William A.
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Early Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.94001178 [1]
VLR No.024-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1994
Designated VLRAugust 17, 1994, May 15, 2007[2]

The Cumberland County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia. It was built by Dabney Cosby (c. 1793-August, 1862), a master builder for Thomas Jefferson, in 1818. It is a brick, one-story, rectangular, gable-roofed courthouse. The building features the Tuscan order throughout and a tetrastyle portico. Also included are the contributing small, brick, one-story clerks office; the brick, two-story, gable-roofed former jail; and Confederate Civil War monument (1901).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] It is included in the Cumberland Court House Historic District

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Marc C. Wagner (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cumberland County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources., Jean McKae (May 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cumberland County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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