Middlesex County Courthouse (Saluda, Virginia)

Middlesex County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	Jct. of U.S. 17, Saluda, Virginia
Coordinates	37°36′23″N76°35′42″W / 37.60639°N 76.59500°W / 37.60639; -76.59500
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1852
Built by	Hill, John P.; Jones, William R.
NRHP reference No.	78003029 [1]
VLR No.	059-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1978
Designated VLR	April 18, 1978 [2]

The Middlesex County Courthouse in Saluda, Virginia was built in 1852. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1978. The courthouse building "is a late but significant example of the arcaded-plan courthouse which had its precedent in Virginia's colonial courthouses and earliest civic buildings." ^[3]

The NRHP listing included three contributing buildings: the courthouse, a clerk's office, and a jail. And it included one other contributing structure, which is a Confederate Civil War monument. ^{[1] [3]}

John P. Hill was builder of the courthouse building and was paid $1.010.95 out of a sheriff's levy of taxpayers to provide for that purpose. William R. Jones was builder of the jail. ^{[3] : 3}

See also

• Middlesex County Courthouse (Urbanna, Virginia), its colonial era precedent also known as Old Middlesex County Courthouse, which was built starting in 1745.

References

1. "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 (March 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Middlesex County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and accompanying photo