National Register of Historic Places

Charlotte County Courthouse

Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia
Listed
May 6, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80004178

About this property

The Charlotte County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse complex located at Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia. It was built in 1821–1823, and is a brick, temple-form structure, measuring approximately 45 feet wide and 71 feet deep. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and is in the Charlotte Court House Historic District. It features a tetrastyle Tuscan order portico with whitewashed stuccoed columns. It is based on plans supplied by Thomas Jefferson and is a prototype for numerous Roman Revival court buildings erected in Virginia in the 1830s and 1840s. Also on the property is a two-story, three-bay, brick office building used as a law office and a late Victorian Clerk's office, with a distinctive entrance tower and arched entrance. Joseph R. Holmes, a delegate to the 1868 Virginia Constitutional Convention, was murdered outside the courthouse in 1869. He and fellow delegate Edward Nelson, who testified about the murder, were both Republicans and African American.

Location

Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia
37.05586, -78.63738

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Charlotte Court House Historic District
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0.4 mi
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Nearby Battles

Wilson-Kautz Raid – Staunton River Bridge
1864Civil War
12.3 mi
Wilson-Kautz Raid — Staunton River Bridge
1864Civil War
12.5 mi

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When was Charlotte County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Charlotte County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Charlotte County Courthouse?

Charlotte County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Charlotte County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Charlotte County Courthouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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