Cumberland County Court House

Cumberland County Court House (HMDXI)

Location: Cumberland, VA 23040 Cumberland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 29.809', W 78° 14.665'

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In 1749 the Virginia House of Burgesses divided Goochland County to establish Cumberland County. William A. Howard, an associate of Thomas Jefferson's master builder, Dabney Cosby, built the present Cumberland County courthouse (1818-1821). The unusual temple-form, Jeffersonian-Classical building has a finely executed Tuscan portico on the long side instead of the end and stands only one story high. Howard also designed the diminutive brick clerk's office to the east that was completed in 1821. Today, the two buildings stand near the center of the village with a jail (ca. 1823), a 19th-century well, and a 1901 Civil War monument.
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HM NumberHMDXI
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Marker NumberO 49
Year Placed1998
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 8:21pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 743601 N 4153555
Decimal Degrees37.49681667, -78.24441667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 29.809', W 78° 14.665'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 29' 48.54" N, 78° 14' 39.90" W
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Area Code(s)804, 434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1487 Anderson Hwy, Cumberland VA 23040, US
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