Madison County Courthouse (Virginia)

Madison County Courthouse
Madison County Courthouse
Interactive map showing the location of Madison County Courthouse
LocationU.S. 29, Madison, Virginia
Coordinates38°22′37″N 78°15′39″W / 38.37694°N 78.26083°W / 38.37694; -78.26083
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1828 (1828)
Built byMalcolm F. Crawford and others
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Jeffersonian Classicism
NRHP reference No.69000258[1]
VLR No.256-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1969
Designated VLRMay 13, 1969[2]

Madison County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Madison, serving Madison County, Virginia. It was built in 1828, and is a two-story, brick temple-form structure. On the facade the ground floor becomes an open arcade four-bays wide and one-bay deep. The gable roof is topped by a tall octagonal domed cupola. The building features a Tuscan order entablature with Tuscan pediments at either end.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1] It is located in the Madison County Courthouse Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "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 June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (June 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Madison County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo