Portsmouth Courthouse

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Portsmouth Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
Portsmouth Courthouse, now home to the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center
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Location	NE corner of Court and High Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates	36°50′7″N 76°18′6″W / 36.83528°N 76.30167°W / 36.83528; -76.30167Coordinates: 36°50′7″N 76°18′6″W / 36.83528°N 76.30167°W / 36.83528; -76.30167
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1846 (1846)
Built by	Butler, Willoughby G.
Architect	Singleton, William B.
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	70000876^[1]
VLR #	124-0006
Added to NRHP	April 29, 1970
Designated VLR	April 7, 1970^[2]

Portsmouth Courthouse, also known as Norfolk County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse building located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1846, and is a one-story with basement, Greek Revival style brick building. It measures 78 feet wide by 57 feet deep. The building is topped by a paneled parapet with Doric order entabulature supported by plain Greek Doric pilasters. The building remained in use as a courthouse until 1960, when the county government moved to Great Bridge.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.^[1] It is located in the Downtown Portsmouth Historic District.

The building now houses the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center.^[4]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Portsmouth Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
↑ "Official site". Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

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