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 ...

Sussex County Courthouse

In 1835 a lottery was authorized to raise funds to replace the frame structure which had served as Courthouse since 1791. Construction of the new building began in 1837 following the sale and relocation of the original Courthouse to its ...