Pittsylvania County Courthouse | |
 Pittsylvania Courthouse in 2022 | |
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| Location | US 29, Chatham, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°49′31″N 79°23′54″W / 36.82528°N 79.39833°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)[2] |
| Built | 1853 |
| Architect | Shumaker, L.A. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000643 |
| VLR No. | 187-0007 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1981[4] |
| Designated NHL | May 4, 1987[3] |
| Designated VLR | June 16, 1981[1] |
The Pittsylvania County Courthouse is located at 1 North Main Street in downtown Chatham, Virginia, USA. Built in 1853, this Greek Revival building was Pittsylvania County's third courthouse. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987, because it was the scene of events leading to Ex parte Virginia, a United States Supreme Court case extending the Equal Protection Clause to state actions such as jury selection.[2][3]
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ a b Harry A. Butowsky (December 1986), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Pittsylvania County Courthouse (pdf), National Park Service and Accompanying photos, one exterior and one interior, undated and from 1986 (32 KB)
- ^ a b "Pittsylvania County Courthouse". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.