Augusta County Courthouse

United States historic place

Significant dates

Augusta County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register


38°8′55″N 79°4′21″W / 38.14861°N 79.07250°W / 38.14861; -79.07250
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha) or less
Built	1901
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	82001826^[1]
VLR No.	132-0001
Added to NRHP	June 15, 1982
Designated VLR	June 15, 1982^[2]

The Augusta County Courthouse is a two-story, red brick, public building in Staunton, Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982.^[1] It was designed by T.J. Collins, and construction ended in the Autumn of 1901.^[3] It is located in the Beverley Historic District. It is the fifth court house constructed on the site, the first having been a log building constructed in 1755.

The building has a two-story, four-bay central portico, with one-bay hyphens connecting to one-bay wings on either side, a domed cupola, with extensive ornamentation on the pediments and the capitals of the yellow, pressed brick columns. The entrances are on the hyphens, rather than the central pavilion, with a stone belt course around the entire structure. Design follows the Beaux Arts architectural style.^[4]

Its historical significance is in its unique architecture, as well as its history and records, some dating back to the Colonial era.

References

^ ^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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
^ "132-0001 Augusta County Courthouse 1982 Final Nomination" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 1982. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
^ "History". City of Staunton, VA. 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-11-16.