Page County Courthouse (Virginia)

Page County Courthouse
Page County Courthouse, February 2014
Page County Courthouse (Virginia) is located in Virginia
Page County Courthouse (Virginia)
Page County Courthouse (Virginia) is located in the United States
Page County Courthouse (Virginia)
Location116 S. Court St., Luray, Virginia
Coordinates38°39′51″N 78°27′55″W / 38.66417°N 78.46528°W / 38.66417; -78.46528
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1832 (1832)-1833
Built byCrawford, Malcolm; Philips, William B.
Architectural styleJeffersonian
NRHP reference No.73002047[1]
VLR No.159-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1973
Designated VLRJanuary 16, 1973[2]

Page County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Luray, Page County, Virginia. It was built in 1832–1833, and consists of a two-story, four-bay court house with three-bay, one-story wings. The four-bays of the pedimented gable facade open onto a ground floor arcade with rounded arches in the Jeffersonian Roman Revival style. It is topped by a cupola with coupled pilasters and four pedimented gables. It was built by Malcolm Crawford and William B. Philips, who worked under Thomas Jefferson on the University of Virginia.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is a contributing property in the Luray Downtown Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (October 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Page County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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