Middlesex County Courthouse (Saluda, Virginia)

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Middlesex County Courthouse
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LocationJct. of U.S. 17, Saluda, Virginia
Coordinates 37°36′23″N76°35′42″W / 37.60639°N 76.59500°W / 37.60639; -76.59500
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1852
Built byHill, John P.; Jones, William R.
NRHP reference No. 78003029 [1]
VLR No.059-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1978
Designated VLRApril 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

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 5 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 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