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Location: 101 West Blue Ridge Street / North Main Street
Built: 1821 – 1822
Style: Roman Revival or Jeffersonian
Architect: Abram Staples
Contractor: Abram Staples
Description: The building faces southeast and is a two story red colored brick structure. The building is located on the landscaped grounds of the Courthouse Square in the center of Stuart. There are “central three bay blocks and two flanking wings.” There are four Tuscan columns and a large stairway leading from the ground to the portico. This reflects the “high basements” of the Roman Revival. There is a small bell tower and semi-circular opening in the pediment of the portico. The doorway on the portico probably comes from the 1928 renovation. In the interior, the courtroom occupies the second story. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 21st Judicial Circuit. A vault was added in 1906. In 1928, the Sheriff’s Office and jail were added. Remodeling occurred in 1936 and 1972. In 1982, another renovation began to relocate the General District Court, Juvenile and Domestic Court Relations Court, the Circuit Court Judge’s secretary and to add space for the Patrick County Clerk of Court’s office.
SOURCE: courthouses.co