308-0008

Surry County Courthouse Complex

VLR Listing Date

12/17/1985

NRHP Listing Date

04/10/1986

NRHP Reference Number

86000719

The authority of local government is handsomely symbolized in Surry County’s Neoclassical courthouse, the dominant landmark of this crossroads county seat. The two-story brick building, highlighted by a stately Ionic portico, was erected in 1923 after a fire destroyed a 1907 courthouse on the same site. Designed by architect G. R. Berryman to resemble the building which it replaced, the courthouse is the seventh structure to serve the county since its formation in 1652. A small clerk’s office building erected in 1825-26, stands on the edge of the tree-shaded courthouse square. Several later small structures housing county offices are included in the Surry County Courthouse Complex.

Last Updated: July 25, 2024

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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark

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Nomination Form

308-5001

Town of Surry Historic District

Surry (County)

090-0023

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