National Register of Historic Places

Spotsylvania Court House Historic District

Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Listed
September 7, 1983
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
83003317

About this property

Spotsylvania Court House Historic District is a national historic district located at Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The district includes 24 contributing buildings in the historic core of Spotsylvania. The principal building is the Spotsylvania Court House, a two-story Roman Revival style brick building built in 1839-1840 and extensively remodeled in 1901. The front facade features a tetrastyle portico in the Tuscan order. Associated with the courthouse is a late 18th-century jail and office and storage buildings erected in the 1930s. Other notable buildings include the Spottswood Inn (c. 1800), Berea Church (1856), Christ Church (1841), Dabney Farm, J.P.H. Crismond House (c. 1904), Harris House, and Cary Crismond House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Location

Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
38.20407, -77.58508

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

Bloody Angle (Spotsylvania)
1864Civil War
0.3 mi
Engagement at Myers Hill (Spotsylvania May 18)
1864Civil War
0.3 mi
Engagement at Spotsylvania Court House (April 1864 cavalry)
1864Civil War
0.4 mi
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
1864Civil War
0.4 mi
Harris Farm engagement
1864Civil War
0.6 mi

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When was Spotsylvania Court House Historic District listed on the National Register?

Spotsylvania Court House Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 7, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Spotsylvania Court House Historic District?

Spotsylvania Court House Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Spotsylvania Court House Historic District?

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