Prince William County Courthouse
Prince William County Courthouse | |
 Prince William County Courthouse, March 2007 | |
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| Location | 9248 Lee Ave., Manassas, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°45′17″N 77°28′34″W / 38.75472°N 77.47611°W |
| Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
| Built | 1892-1893 |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000039[1] |
| VLR No. | 076-5080 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 11, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | October 3, 2003[2] |
Prince William County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia. It was built in 1892-1893, and is a two-story, Romanesque style polychromatic brick building. It measures 52 feet by 60 feet and has a hipped roof. The front facade is symmetrical and features a projecting central bay forming a three-story clock tower topped with a cupola. The building was restored in 2000-2001. The county government moved to the building from the Brentsville Courthouse and Jail, and the building continued to be actively used as a county courthouse until 1984.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
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 5 June 2013.
- ^ Robert C. Bainbridge (August 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prince William County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
Categories:
- County courthouses in Virginia
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1893
- Buildings and structures in Manassas, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Prince William County, Virginia
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Prince William County, Virginia, geography stubs