National Historic Landmark · Chatham, Virginia

Pittsylvania County Courthouse

Built 1853. Added to the National Register in 1981, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic Landmark Built 1853 Listed 1981 Renaissance Revival architecture

Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property type	Building
Address	US 29, Chatham, VA
County	Pittsylvania County
Listed	Oct 29, 1981
Listed for	Law, Politics and government, Architecture
Level of significance	National
Reference number	81000643
Built	1853 · more from the 1850s
Style	Renaissance Revival architecture
Designations	National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address	US 29, Chatham, VA
Coordinates	36.8253° N, 79.3983° W · Directions ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Local history books for Pittsylvania County

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Pittsylvania County and the War of 1812
Larry G. Aaron, 2014
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Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Larry G. Aaron, 2009
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Guidebooks to historic places in Virginia

Historical Tours Alexandria, Virginia
Frederick Knops, 2017
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Plantations of Virginia
Charlene C. Giannetti and Jai Williams, 2017
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George Washington's Virginia
John R. Maass, 2017
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Historic Sites in Virginia's Northern Neck and Essex County
Thomas A. Wolf, 2011
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Pittsylvania County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Oct 29, 1981. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Pittsylvania County Courthouse built?

1853, in the Renaissance Revival architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Pittsylvania County Courthouse?

US 29, Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Pittsylvania County Courthouse?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 81000643. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.