Petersburg Courthouse

Petersburg Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by New York architect Calvin Pollard and built between 1838 and 1840. It is a two-story, Classical Revival style brick building. It rests on a granite foundation and measures 57 feet wide and 93 feet deep. It features a pedimented hexastyle front portico and a double-tiered bell and clock tower modeled after the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens. Major work was performed on the structure until 1877 when extensive repairs and interior alterations were carried out. A 30-foot addition was constructed in 1965. During the Siege of Petersburg, Union troops used the tower for a sighting mark and spared the structure from the bombardment.[3]

Petersburg Courthouse
Petersburg Courthouse, July 2006
LocationCourt House Sq., Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°13′50″N 77°24′12″W
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1838 (1838)
ArchitectPollard, Calvin
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.73002218[1]
VLR No.123-0045
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1973
Designated VLRApril 17, 1973[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is located in the Petersburg Courthouse Historic District.

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 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Petersburg Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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