Frederick County Courthouse

Frederick County Courthouse

Old Courthouse, May 2016
Location 20 N. Loudoun St., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates 39°11′2″N 78°9′52″W / 39.18389°N 78.16444°W / 39.18389; -78.16444Coordinates: 39°11′2″N 78°9′52″W / 39.18389°N 78.16444°W / 39.18389; -78.16444
Area less than one acre
Built 1840 (1840)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 01000690[1]
VLR # 034-5062
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 5, 2001
Designated VLR March 14, 2001[2]

Frederick County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. It was built in 1840, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick building on a stone foundation and partial basement in the Greek Revival style. It measures 50 feet by 90 feet, and features a pedimented Doric order portico and a gabled roof surmounted by a cupola. Also on the property is a contributing Confederate monument, dedicated in 1916, consisting of a bronze statue of a soldier on a stone base. The building houses the Old Court House Civil War Museum.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1] It is located in the Winchester Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Helen Lee Fletcher (December 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Frederick County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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