Warren County Courthouse
Warren County Courthouse and Confederate statue, May 2016
Warren County Courthouse (Virginia) is located in Shenandoah Valley
Warren County Courthouse (Virginia)
Warren County Courthouse (Virginia) is located in Northern Virginia
Warren County Courthouse (Virginia)
Warren County Courthouse (Virginia) is located in Virginia
Warren County Courthouse (Virginia)
Warren County Courthouse (Virginia) is located in the United States
Warren County Courthouse (Virginia)
Location1 E. Main St., Front Royal, Virginia
Coordinates38°55′3″N 78°11′36″W / 38.91750°N 78.19333°W / 38.91750; -78.19333
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Builtc. 1836 (1836), 1935-1936, c. 1950
ArchitectSaville, Alan J.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.00000028[1]
VLR No.112-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 2000
Designated VLRDecember 1, 1999[2]

Warren County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse complex located at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. It was built in 1935–1936, and is a two-story, stone faced concrete block, Colonial Revival style building. It consists of a central rectangular block with a pedimented gable roof and smaller flanking recessed wings. The central block is topped by a three-stage cupola with an open and domed belfry. Also on the property are the contributing brick clerk's office (c. 1836), brick jail (c. 1950), and two war memorials - a Confederate Monument, dedicated in 1911, and an obelisk honoring veterans of World Wars I and II.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It is located in the Front Royal Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "112-0005 Warren County Courthouse". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. Thomas E. Crosley and David A. Edwards (Spring 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Warren County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Front of the courthouse
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