Rockingham County Courthouse (Virginia)
Rockingham County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Harrisonburg, Virginia. It was designed by T.J. Collins (1844–1925) and built in 1896–1897. The courthouse is a 3 1/2-story building of coursed rusticated ashlar above a raised basement. It has a tile covered hipped roof with a molded cornice with dentilwork above a plain frieze. The building has elements of the Richardsonian Romanesque and Romanesque Revival styles. It has a projecting central pavilion with a two-stage clock tower. Fronting the pavilion is a triple arched portico on the first story formed by slender columns set on square pedestals with a heavy stone balustrade above. It is the fifth courthouse to stand on the site since Rockingham was formed from Augusta County, Virginia in 1778.[3]
Rockingham County Courthouse | |
 Rockingham County Courthouse, April 2006 | |
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| Location | Courthouse Square, Harrisonburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°26′58″N 78°52′10″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1896-1897 |
| Built by | Spiers, W.E. |
| Architect | Collins, T.J. |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004566[1] |
| VLR No. | 115-0002 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 16, 1982 |
| Designated VLR | July 20, 1982[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rockingham County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
