Portsmouth Courthouse | |
.jpg) Portsmouth Courthouse, now home to the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center | |
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| Location | NW corner of Court and High Sts.,Portsmouth, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°50′7″N76°18′6″W / 36.83528°N 76.30167°W /36.83528; -76.30167 |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1846 (1846) |
| Built by | Butler, Willoughby G. |
| Architect | Singleton, William B. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000876[1] |
| VLR No. | 124-0006 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1970 |
| Designated VLR | April 7, 1970[2] |
Portsmouth Courthouse, also known as Norfolk County Courthouse, is a historiccourthouse building located atPortsmouth, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1846, and is a one-story with basement,Greek Revival-style brick building. It measures 78 feet wide by 57 feet deep. The building is topped by a paneled parapet withDoric order entablature supported by plain Greek Doric pilasters. The building remained in use as a courthouse until 1960, when thecounty government moved to Great Bridge.[3]
It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in April 7, 1970.[1] It is located in theDowntown Portsmouth Historic District.
The building is an example of Greek Revival architecture, designed by William B. Singleton, with a lean Doric portico above a high basement and it now houses the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Centre.
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