| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1840/00/00 | Calvin Pollard | Architect | Petersburg Courthouse, a classical revival structure with Greek and Roman detailing, is built, 1838-1840. | |||
| 1858/00/00 | Underground Railroad conductor Captain William D Bayliss of the Keziah is tried. | |||||
| 1865/04/03 | First Michigan Sharpshooters lower the Confederate flag and raise the United States flag above the Petersburg Courthouse. Thousands of Union soldiers enter the city, putting out the fires and establishing order. | Siege of Petersburg | ||||
| 1965/00/00 | Petersburg Courthouse is expanded, restored and extensively renovated. The courtroom itself was completely remodeled in 1965. The magnificently detailed hung plaster ceiling with its large circular dome at the center is Substantially the same. |
| Particulars for Petersburg Courthouse: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Historic Use | Courthouse |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Architectural Style | Mid 19th century revival |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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