Old Clarke County Courthouse (Virginia)

Old Clarke County Courthouse
Old Clarke County Courthouse, 2012
Location104 N. Church St., Berryville, Virginia
Coordinates39°9′6″N 77°58′51″W / 39.15167°N 77.98083°W / 39.15167; -77.98083
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1837 (1837)
ArchitectMeade, David
Architectural styleRoman Revival
NRHP reference No.83003277[1]
VLR No.168-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1983
Designated VLRSeptember 16, 1982[2]

The Old Clarke County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse complex located at Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia. The complex includes the Old Clarke County Courthouse, built in 1837; the original county clerk's building, dating from the 1880s; and a two-story building built about 1900 and containing the Sheriff's office and county jail. The former courthouse is a two-story, red brick temple-form structure, fronted by a full-height Tuscan order portico in the Roman Revival style. The building served as the county's courthouse until 1977, when a new courthouse was erected. It was subsequently designated the General District Courts Building.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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 (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Clarke County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo