Warren County Courthouse (Virginia)

Warren County Courthouse

Warren County Courthouse, May 2016
Location 1 E. Main St., Front Royal, Virginia
Coordinates 38°55′3″N 78°11′36″W / 38.91750°N 78.19333°W / 38.91750; -78.19333Coordinates: 38°55′3″N 78°11′36″W / 38.91750°N 78.19333°W / 38.91750; -78.19333
Area 1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built c. 1836 (1836), 1935-1936, c. 1950
Architect Saville, Alan J.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 00000028[1]
VLR # 112-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 28, 2000
Designated VLR December 1, 1999[2]

Warren County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse complex located at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. It was built in 1935-1936, and is a two-story, stone faced concrete block, Colonial Revival style building. It consists of a central rectangular block with a pedimented gable roof and smaller flanking recessed wings. The central block is topped by a three-stage cupola with an open and domed belfry. Also on the property are the contributing brick clerk's office (c. 1836), brick jail (c. 1950), and two war memorials - a Confederate Monument, dedicated in 1911, and an obelisk honoring veterans of World Wars I and II.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It is located in the Front Royal 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. ↑ Thomas E. Crosley and David A. Edwards (Spring 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Warren County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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