Buckingham Courthouse Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Buckingham Courthouse Historic District

Buckingham, Buckingham County, Virginia
Listed
November 11, 1969
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
69000225

About this property

Buckingham Courthouse Historic District is a historic county courthouse complex and national historic district located at Buckingham, Buckingham County, Virginia. It encompasses 10 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object. The courthouse building was built in 1873, and is a two-story temple-form Greek Revival style building fronted by a pedimented tetrastyle Doric order portico. It replaced an earlier courthouse designed by Thomas Jefferson and built between 1822 and 1824, but burned down in 1869. Also included in the district is the former Buckingham Tavern, former Buckingham Inn, the Leach House, the Presbyterian manse, the Masonic Hall, a brick house called West View, the Trinity Presbyterian Church (c. 1830), and Confederate monument. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

Location

Buckingham, Buckingham County, Virginia
37.55317, -78.54854

Categories

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Sources

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When was Buckingham Courthouse Historic District listed on the National Register?

Buckingham Courthouse Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 11, 1969.

What type of historic resource is Buckingham Courthouse Historic District?

Buckingham Courthouse Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Buckingham Courthouse Historic District?

The period of significance for Buckingham Courthouse Historic District is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1824.

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