Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District

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Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Gloucester County Courthouse, HABS Photo
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Location	Main St. and Gloucester County Courthouse Sq., Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
Coordinates	37°24′53″N 76°31′47″W / 37.41472°N 76.52972°W / 37.41472; -76.52972Coordinates: 37°24′53″N 76°31′47″W / 37.41472°N 76.52972°W / 37.41472; -76.52972
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	c. 1766 (1766)
Architectural style	Colonial
NRHP Reference #	73002016^[1]
VLR #	036-0021
Added to NRHP	October 3, 1973
Designated VLR	February 20, 1973^[2]

Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Gloucester Courthouse, Gloucester County, Virginia. The district encompasses 17 contributing buildings including the Gloucester County government buildings and those structures bordering the square, housing private businesses, offices and residences. The courthouse was built about 1766, and is a one-story, "T"-shaped brick structure with a hipped roof. Other notable buildings include the Botetourt Hotel (now the Botetourt Administration Building, c. 1770); the Botetourt Lodge; W. C. Tucker's Department Store Building; S and S Hobbies; and the Kearn's Real Estate storage house.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

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 (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map

External links

Gloucester County Courthouse, U.S. Route 17, Gloucester, Gloucester County, VA: 1 photo at Historic American Buildings Survey
Botetourt Inn & Barn (Ruins), Main Street, Gloucester, Gloucester County, VA: 5 photos at Historic American Buildings Survey

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