Information & Sources:
This slide show was developed in collaboration with the Martinsville
–Henry
County Historical Society, with textual contributions by
Virginia King.
To learn more about efforts to preserve the Henry County Courthouse and future
plans for it, visit the website of the
Martinsville–Henry
County Historical Society.
To learn more about the Martinsville Downtown Historic
District, read this PDF of the
nomination form
that earned the district a listing in the Virginia Landmarks
Register and the National Register of Historic Places.
For information about visiting Martinsville or Henry County, go
here.
Slide show © 2011, Department of Historic Resources
and Commonwealth of Virginia
Edited, sequenced, designed, and produced for the web by Randy Jones, Department
of Historic Resources.
To inquire about collaborating with DHR on a "Historic Virginia, Site
of the Month" slide show, contact
Randy Jones. (A
site or building must be listed in the state
or national landmark registers or contribute to a historic district
listed in the registers.)