Buchanan County Courthouse
Buchanan County Courthouse, May 2009
Buchanan County Courthouse (Virginia) is located in Virginia
Buchanan County Courthouse (Virginia)
Buchanan County Courthouse (Virginia) is located in the United States
Buchanan County Courthouse (Virginia)
LocationWalnut and Main Sts., Grundy, Virginia
Coordinates37°16′40″N 82°5′57″W / 37.27778°N 82.09917°W / 37.27778; -82.09917
Built1905
ArchitectMilburn, Franklin Pierce
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.82004545
VLR No.229-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1982[1]
Designated VLRJuly 20, 1982[2]

The Buchanan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia. It was built in 1905–06. The Renaissance Revival style building is the only building in the downtown with pretensions to architectural sophistication. Designed by architect Frank Pierce Milburn, the design employs local stone, emphasized with a corner clock tower topped with a belvedere. A 1915 fire gutted most of the downtown, including the courthouse, which was rebuilt and expanded by 1917.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1982). National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Buchanan County Courthouse (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying photo


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