Old Courthouse (Buena Vista, Virginia)
Old Courthouse | |
 Old Courthouse, Buena Vista VA, 18 May 2015 | |
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| Location | 2110 Magnolia Ave., Buena Vista, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°44′4″N 79°21′15″W / 37.73444°N 79.35417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003297[1] |
| VLR No. | 103-0003 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 25, 1979 |
| Designated VLR | May 16, 1978[2] |
The Old Courthouse, also known as the Buena Vista Land Company building, is a historic courthouse building located at Buena Vista, Virginia. It was built in 1890, and is a 2 1/2-story, brick building with a mansard roof in the Second Empire style. It originally housed the Treasurer's Office, Mayor's Office, Office of the Clerk of Court, the courtroom Attorney's offices, the telephone exchange, and the local Odd Fellow's Lodge. The local public library has occupied the building since 1971, after a new municipal building was constructed.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Buena Vista Downtown Historic District.
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Old Courthouse, Buena Vista, November 2011
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Courthouse" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Courthouses in Virginia
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1890
- Buildings and structures in Buena Vista, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Buena Vista, Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs