Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District

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Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District
Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District.jpg
Two of the contributing buildings, the county courthouse (top) and the stone jail (bottom) in January, 2014.
Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District is located in Virginia
Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by VA 601, VA 15, and the Rivanna River, Palmyra, Virginia
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Area 60 acres (24 ha)
Built by Hughes, John G.
Architectural style Tetrastyle Roman Doric Temple
NRHP Reference # 71000977[1]
VLR # 298-0024
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 22, 1971
Designated VLR January 5, 1971[2]

Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia. The district encompasses four contributing buildings. The courthouse was built in 1830-1831, and is a two-story, brick building in the form of a tetrastyle Roman Doric temple. It is five bays deep. The other contributing buildings are a small lawyer's office (c. 1830) used as the Fluvanna County library and the stone jail house (1829), now the county museum.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

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