Mathews County Courthouse Square is a national historic district located at Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia. It encompasses seven contributing buildings, one contributing site, two contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects on Courthouse Square. The courthouse is a T-shaped, Federal style brick building constructed in 1792–1795. Associated with the courthouse are the clerks office (1859), the former jail and later sheriffs office, "Old Jail," and Mathews County Library (1930). Several monuments occupy the square, notably the Confederate monument, the 1928 Fort Cricket Hill monument, and a World War I cannon.[3]
Mathews County Courthouse Square | |
 Mathews County Courthouse, April 1971 | |
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| Location | VA 611, Mathews, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°26′00″N 76°19′21″W / 37.43333°N 76.32250°W |
| Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
| Built | 1792-1795 |
| Built by | Billups, Richard; Brown, William H. |
| Architectural style | Federal, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001491[1] |
| VLR No. | 057-0022 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 18, 1977 |
| Designated VLR | December 21, 1976[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mathews County Courthouse Square" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map