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Pulaski County Courthouse (Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°2′54″N 80°46′53″W / 37.04833°N 80.78139°W / 37.04833; -80.78139
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Pulaski County Courthouse
Pulaski County Courthouse, October 2013
Pulaski County Courthouse (Virginia) is located in Virginia
Pulaski County Courthouse (Virginia)
Pulaski County Courthouse (Virginia) is located in the United States
Pulaski County Courthouse (Virginia)
Map
Interactive map showing the location of Pulaski County Courthouse
LocationMain St., Pulaski, Virginia
Coordinates37°2′54″N 80°46′53″W / 37.04833°N 80.78139°W / 37.04833; -80.78139
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1895 (1895)-1896
ArchitectW. Chamberlin & Co.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.82004582[1]
VLR No.125-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1982
Designated VLRSeptember 15, 1981[2]

Pulaski County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia. It was built in 1895–1896, and is a 2 1/2-story, Romanesque / Queen Anne style roughcut limestone building. The front facade features a projecting central entrance tower. The building has a hipped roof, projecting corner towers, and a classically ornamented belfry covered by an elongated domical roof and capped by a lantern.[3] It was designed by W. Chamberlain & Co.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

The current building was reconstructed after being heavily damaged in a fire in December 1989.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (September 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pulaski County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo