Giles County Courthouse

Coordinates: 37°19′36″N 80°44′6″W / 37.32667°N 80.73500°W

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Giles County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Virginia Landmarks Register

Giles County Courthouse, December 2007
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Location	VA 100 and US 460, Pearisburg, Virginia
Coordinates	37°19′36″N 80°44′6″W / 37.32667°N 80.73500°W / 37.32667; -80.73500
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1836 (1836)
Built by	Mercer, Thomas
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	82004560^[1]
VLR No.	279-0003
Added to NRHP	September 9, 1982
Designated VLR	July 20, 1982^[2]

Giles County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia. The central block was built in 1836, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick building in the Federal style. It was originally T-shaped, but flanking wings were added soon after its original construction. It has a steep, hipped roof with a large octagonal cupola at its apex. A two-story portico was added about 1900, as was a two-story hyphen and three-story rear addition.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1] It is located in the Pearisburg Historic District.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Giles County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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