PHOTO CREDIT: Harrisonburg, VA Tourism
Location: 80 Courthouse Square / Market Street
Built: 1896 – 1897
Style: Romanesque
Architect: T J Collins & Son
Contractor: W E Spiers
Description: The building faces south and is a three story buff colored rough cut stone structure. The building is located on the landscaped grounds of Courthouse Square in the center of Harrisonburg. The south front has a one story stone porch with three arches and one arch on each side. The second story has a balcony with square stone tower rising to five stories with clock and green colored dome at the top. The hipped roof is red colored. In the interior, the Circuit Court courtroom is located on the second story and has a tall oak judge’s bench set in a recess. Behind the bench is a paneled screen with carved tablet of the scales of justice.Paneled doors divide the chamber from the auditorium which has a sloping floor. The former District Court courtroom was on the third story. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 26th Judicial District. The building was renovated in 1931. The architect was C H Hinnant of Lynchburg and the contractor was Harrisburg Building & Supply Company. The building was further renovated in 1993 to 1994. The architect was The Mosely-McClintock Group and the contractor was Nielsen Construction Company, Inc.
SOURCE: American Courthouses