Caroline County Courthouse (Virginia)
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Caroline County Courthouse | |
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Caroline County Courthouse, October 2012 | |
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| Location | Main St. and Court House Lane, Bowling Green, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°3′3″N 77°20′50″W / 38.05083°N 77.34722°WCoordinates: 38°3′3″N 77°20′50″W / 38.05083°N 77.34722°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 1830 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, Jeffersonian Roman Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 73001999[1] |
| VLR # | 171-0003 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 25, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | April 17, 1973[2] |
Caroline County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia. It was built about 1830, and is a two-story, four bay wide, brick temple form building in the Jeffersonian Roman Revival style. The building is surrounded by a Tuscan entablature with a Tuscan pediment at either end. The front facade features an open arcade one-bay deep on the ground floor with six rounded arches.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is included in the Bowling Green Historic District.
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 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (September 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Caroline County Courthouse" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
External links
Media related to Caroline County Courthouse (Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons- Caroline County Courthouse, U.S. Route 301 & Courthouse Lane, Bowling Green, Caroline County, VA: 3 photos at Historic American Buildings Survey
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