Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District

Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia. The district encompasses four contributing buildings. The courthouse was built in 1830–1831, and is a two-story, brick building in the form of a tetrastyle Roman Doric temple. It is five bays deep. The other contributing buildings are a small lawyer's office (c. 1830) used as the Fluvanna County library and the stone jail house (1829), now the county museum.[3]

Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District
Two of the contributing buildings, the county courthouse (top) and the stone jail (bottom) in January, 2014.
LocationRoughly bounded by VA 601, VA 15, and the Rivanna River, Palmyra, Virginia
Coordinates37°47′58″N 78°29′34″W
Area60 acres (24 ha)
Built byHughes, John G.
Architectural styleTetrastyle Roman Doric Temple
NRHP reference No.71000977[1]
VLR No.032-0040
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1971
Designated VLRJanuary 5, 1971[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

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