Augusta County Courthouse

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Augusta County Courthouse
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Location1 E. Johnson St., Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates 38°8′55″N79°4′21″W / 38.14861°N 79.07250°W / 38.14861; -79.07250
Area1 acre (0.40 ha) or less
Built1901
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 82001826 [1]
VLR No.132-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 15, 1982
Designated VLRJune 15, 1982 [2]

The Augusta County Courthouse is a two-story, red brick, public building in Staunton, Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982. [1] It was designed by T.J. Collins, and construction ended in the Autumn of 1901. [3] It is located in the Beverley Historic District. It is the fifth court house constructed on the site, the first having been a log building constructed in 1755.

The building has a two-story, four-bay central portico, with one-bay hyphens connecting to one-bay wings on either side, a domed cupola, with extensive ornamentation on the pediments and the capitals of the yellow, pressed brick columns. The entrances are on the hyphens, rather than the central pavilion, with a stone belt course around the entire structure. Design follows the Beaux Arts architectural style. [4]

Its historical significance is in its unique architecture, as well as its history and records, some dating back to the Colonial era.

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