Madison County Courthouse (Madison, Virginia)

Madison County Courthouse
Madison County Courthouse
Location U.S. 29, Madison, Virginia
Coordinates 38°22′37″N 78°15′39″W / 38.37694°N 78.26083°W / 38.37694; -78.26083Coordinates: 38°22′37″N 78°15′39″W / 38.37694°N 78.26083°W / 38.37694; -78.26083
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1828 (1828)
Built by Crawford, Malcolm F.; Multiple
Architectural style Early Republic, Jeffersonian Classicism
NRHP reference # 69000258[1]
VLR # 256-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 12, 1969
Designated VLR May 13, 1969[2]

Madison County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Madison, Madison County, Virginia. It was built in 1828, and is a two-story, brick temple-form structure. On the facade the ground floor becomes an open arcade four-bays wide and one-bay deep. The gable roof is topped by a tall octagonal domed cupola. The building features a Tuscan order entablature with Tuscan pediments at either end.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1] It is located in the Madison County Courthouse Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (June 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Madison County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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