Portsmouth Courthouse

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Portsmouth Courthouse
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Portsmouth Courthouse, now home to the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center
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LocationNE corner of Court and High Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates 36°50′7″N76°18′6″W / 36.83528°N 76.30167°W / 36.83528; -76.30167 Coordinates: 36°50′7″N76°18′6″W / 36.83528°N 76.30167°W / 36.83528; -76.30167
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1846 (1846)
Built byButler, Willoughby G.
ArchitectSingleton, William B.
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 70000876 [1]
VLR No.124-0006
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1970
Designated VLRApril 7, 1970 [2]

Portsmouth Courthouse, also known as Norfolk County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse building located at Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1846, and is a one-story with basement, Greek Revival style brick building. It measures 78 feet wide by 57 feet deep. The building is topped by a paneled parapet with Doric order entablature supported by plain Greek Doric pilasters. The building remained in use as a courthouse until 1960, when the county government moved to Great Bridge. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [1] It is located in the Downtown Portsmouth Historic District.

The building now houses the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center. [4]

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Portsmouth Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. "Official site". Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.