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Visit Powhatan County and the Powhatan County Historic Courthouse

PHOTO SOURCE: Virginia Department of Historic Resources

Location: 3880 Old Buckingham Road / Scottsville Road
Built: 1848 – 1849
Style: Greek Revival
Architect: Alexander Jackson Davis
Contractor: K Lewis Johnson

Description: The building faces west and is a two story cream colored stucco structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Powhatan. The original building is rectangular with the west front having a recessed porch with two columns and pediment at the roof line. On the east side is the new one story addition with large glass windows. The roof is hipped. In the interior, there are flat coffered ceilings. The courtroom has a wooden judge’s bench set in a large alcove and with a gallery at the rear with enclosed stairs. The building houses the County Circuit Court, County General District Court and County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit. The building was remodeled in 1992. The architect was Browne, Eickman, Dalgleish, Gilpin & Paxton. On the east side is the old two story red colored brick County Jail and on the southwest side are the one story County Clerk’s offices.

SOURCE: courthouses.co

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