Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District

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Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Albemarle County Courthouse, January 2010
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Location	Courthouse Sq. and surrounding properties, Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates	38°1′55″N 78°28′38″W / 38.03194°N 78.47722°W / 38.03194; -78.47722Coordinates: 38°1′55″N 78°28′38″W / 38.03194°N 78.47722°W / 38.03194; -78.47722
Area	9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference #	72001503^[1]
VLR #	104-0057
Added to NRHP	June 30, 1972
Designated VLR	January 18, 1972^[2]

Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District is a historic courthouse and national historic district located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The district encompasses 22 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object (the Thomas Jonathan Jackson Sculpture) centered on Court Square. The original section of the courthouse was built in 1803 in the Federal style and is now the north wing. The courthouse is a two-story, five-bay, "T" shaped brick building with a Greek Revival style portico. Other notable buildings include the Levy Opera House (c. 1851), Number Nothing (c. 1820), Redland Club (c. 1832), and Eagle Tavern.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1] The district was incorporated into the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District in 1982.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map

External links

Albemarle County Courthouse, Court Square, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA: 6 measured drawings and 15 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Virginia

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