National Register of Historic Places

Mathews County Courthouse Square

Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia
Listed
August 17, 1977
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
77001491

About this property

Mathews County Courthouse Square is a national historic district located at Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia. It encompasses seven contributing buildings, one contributing site, two contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects on Courthouse Square. The courthouse is a T-shaped, Federal style brick building constructed in 1792–1795. Associated with the courthouse are the clerks office (1859), the former jail and later sheriffs office, "Old Jail," and Mathews County Library (1930). Several monuments occupy the square, notably the Confederate monument, the 1928 Fort Cricket Hill monument, and a World War I cannon. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Location

Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia
37.43351, -76.32212

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURELANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREPREHISTORICHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
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Sources

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

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When was Mathews County Courthouse Square listed on the National Register?

Mathews County Courthouse Square was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 17, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Mathews County Courthouse Square?

Mathews County Courthouse Square is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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