Old Appomattox Court House | |
 Federal soldiers at old "court house" in April 1865 | |
  Location in Virginia  Old Appomattox Court House (the United States) | |
| Location | Appomattox County, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Appomattox, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°22′39″N 78°47′46″W / 37.3775°N 78.7960°W |
| Built | 1846, rebuilt in 1963-1964 |
| Visitation | 186,526[1] (average 2013-2022) |
| Part of | Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (ID66000827) |
| Added to NRHP | June 26, 1989 |
The Old Appomattox Court House is a former county courthouse within the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. In the 1800s this structure gave the surrounding village its name, Appomattox Court House. Built in 1846, the structure served as the courthouse for Appomattox County, Virginia. Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army nearby in 1865, during the closing stages of the American Civil War, but the courthouse was closed that day and was not used in the proceedings. The village where the old courthouse was located had entered a state of decline in the 1850s after being bypassed by a railroad, and when the courthouse burned down in 1892, the county government was moved to Appomattox, Virginia.
Rebuilt in 1963 and 1964, the structure now serves as the visitor center for Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. As rebuilt, the courthouse is a two-story building with brick walls, a concrete foundation, and a tin roof.
- ^ Annual Visitation Report by Years: 2012 to 2022 National Park Service, Retrieved March 26, 2023