Sussex County Courthouse

Begun 1825

Completed 1828

Built by Dabney Cosby

master brickmason under Thomas Jefferson

in the construction of the University of Virginia

Declared a National Historic

Landmark 1973-Exterior restored

by the Board of Supervisors and

the Independence Bicentennial

Commission of Sussex County

1975

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Courthouse ...

Historic Courthouse Square

This building, in continuous use as a courthouse for over 200 years, is one of America’s most historic. No other courthouse has been used by three earlyAmerican Presidents at the same time, The original wood frame courthouse was erected on ...

Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District

Courthouse square, part of original 1825 plat, surrounded by nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial buildings in various architectural styles. Limestone facing quarried and milled by local industry. Listed in National Register of Historic Places 1995.

Marker is on I Street ...

Old Court House

Designed by Jacob Graves and built

by John Damron, Newberry County's

fourth court house was erected in

1852. It replaced an earlier building

on this site which was probably designed

by Robert Mills. The Old Court House

is now used as a community hall.

The ...

The Courthouse Today

Part of a Complex of Local Services

The need to centralize the county’s government and to provide adequate jail facilities prompted local officials to take measures to build a new complex. A dedication of the new court facility at Parham and ...

The Courthouses in Richmond

Growth and Consolidation

The 1752 Henrico Courthouse, a colonial-style brick structure, was built in Richmond in the middle of 22nd and East Main streets. The Declaration of Independence was read publicly for the first time from its steps on August 5, ...

The Early Courthouses in Varina

Establishment of Justice

During the 1620s, Henrico court meetings were referred to as the Court of Upper Charles City. After the establishment of the county in 1634, the gentlemen justices of Henrico assembled for their monthly sessions either at the home ...

Pulaski Courthouse Square Historic District

This District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 by United States Department of Interior. The Square was laid out in 1811 by the original County Commissioners. Buildings date from 1867 and reflect the Victorian Style ...

Genesee County Courthouse

Erected 1841

This building stands at the bend of the Tonawanda and the junction of two major Iroquois Trails - Old Genesee and Big Tree Roads

Onondaga limestone obtained from Consider Warner's Quarry in LeRoy

National Register of Historic Places

"They drove us out of our house"

Beginning on May 26, 1838, soldiers began rounding up Cherokee women, men, and children. They showed little concern or respect for families or their property. In the first days, confusion abounded as soldiers and militiamen gathered individuals wherever they were ...