Portsmouth Courthouse
Portsmouth Courthouse | |
.jpg) Portsmouth Courthouse, now home to the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center | |
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| Location | NE corner of Court and High Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°50′7″N 76°18′6″W / 36.83528°N 76.30167°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1846 |
| Built by | Butler, Willoughby G. |
| Architect | Singleton, William B. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000876[1] |
| VLR No. | 124-0006 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1970 |
| Designated VLR | April 7, 1970[2] |
Portsmouth Courthouse, also known as Norfolk County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse building located at Portsmouth, Virginia. 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 entabulature supported by plain Greek Doric pilasters. The building remained in use as a courthouse until 1960, when the county government moved to Great Bridge.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1] It is located in the Downtown Portsmouth Historic District.
The building now houses the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center.[4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Portsmouth Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ "Official site". Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
Categories:
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Greek Revival architecture in Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1846
- Buildings and structures in Portsmouth, Virginia
- County courthouses in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Portsmouth, Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- Historic district contributing properties in Virginia
- 1846 establishments in Virginia
- Hampton Roads, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs