Goochland County Court Square

Goochland County Court Square is a historic county courthouse and national historic district located at Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia. It includes three contributing buildings and one contributing site. The Goochland County Court House was built in 1826 by Dabney Cosby, an architect of the area. It is a two-story, temple-form brick structure with a projecting pedimented tetrastyle Tuscan order portico.

Goochland County Court Square
Goochland County Courthouse, HABS Photo
LocationOn VA 6, Goochland, Virginia
Coordinates37°40′57″N 77°53′04″W
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1826 (1826)
ArchitectCosby, Dabney; Parrish, Valentine
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Roman Revival
NRHP reference No.70000797[1]
VLR No.037-0136
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1970
Designated VLRJuly 7, 1970[2]

Other buildings in the square include the 1848 two-story, hipped-roof stone jail; the original one-story, brick clerk's office; and a monument to the Confederate dead of Goochland County. The latter was erected in the late 19th or early 20th century.[3]

The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (May 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Goochland County Court Square" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying three photos


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