Richmond County Courthouse
- Vicinity: Jct of US 360 with VA 3
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1748/03/00 | Landon Carter | Architect | An agreement between the Court and Landon Loudon Esqr is confirmed for the building of a new brick Court house according to the plan lodged. | |||
1774/06/08 | Landon Carter | Author | I endeavored by my conversation to convince the people that the case of the Bostonians was the case of all America and if they submitted to this arbitrary taxation begun by Parliament, all America must, and then farewell to all liberties. - LC | American Revolution - From Protest to Revolt | ||
1774/06/29 | The citizens of Richmond County express their patriotic sentiments and adopt resolutions against taxation without representation. | American Revolution - From Protest to Revolt | ||||
1818/00/00 | John Tayloe III | Architect | A clerk's office is built at the Richmond County Courthouse by John Tayloe. The brown sandstone foundation is believed to have been obtained from the same source as that of the nearby Tayloe mansion, Mount Airy. | |||
1877/00/00 | T Buckler Ghequiere | Architect | Richmond County Courthouse arcades are filled with windows during an extensive remodel under the direction of Baltimore architect T Buckler Ghequiere. | |||
1877/06/23 | T Buckler Ghequiere | Author | T Buckler Ghequiere publishes a detailed description of its original appearance of the Richmond County Courthouse in American Architect and Building News. |
Particulars for Richmond County Courthouse: | |
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Architectural Style | American Colonial |
Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Historic Use | Courthouse |
Owner | Private |
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