Coordinates: 36°50′7″N 76°18′6″W

Portsmouth Courthouse
Portsmouth Courthouse, also known as Norfolk County
Portsmouth Courthouse
Courthouse, is a historic courthouse building located at
Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1846, and is a one-story with U.S. National Register of Historic
basement, Greek Revival style brick building. It measures 78 feet Places
wide by 57 feet deep. The building is topped by a paneled parapet U.S. Historic district
with Doric order entablature supported by plain Greek Doric Contributing property
pilasters. The building remained in use as a courthouse until 1960,
when the county government moved to Great Bridge.[3] Virginia Landmarks Register

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in

1970.[1] It is located in the Downtown Portsmouth Historic
District.

The building now houses the Portsmouth Art & Cultural

Center.[4]

References
1. "National Register Information System" (https://npgaller Portsmouth Courthouse, now home to the
y.nps.gov/NRHP). National Register of Historic Places. Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center
National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register" (http://www.dhr.virginia.g
ov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm). Virginia
Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March
2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April
1970). "National Register of Historic Places
Inventory/Nomination: Portsmouth Courthouse" (http://w
ww.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Portsmouth/124-000
6_Norfolk_County_Courthouse_1970_Final_Nominatio
n.pdf) (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
and Accompanying photo (http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/re
gisters/Cities/Portsmouth/PortsmouthCourthouse_Photo
graphs.htm)
4. "Official site" (https://web.archive.org/web/20150806051
417/http://www.portsmouthartcenter.com/). Portsmouth
Art & Cultural Center. Archived from the original (http://w
ww.portsmouthartcenter.com/) on 6 August 2015.
Retrieved 6 October 2015. Location NE corner of
Court and High
Sts.,
Portsmouth,
Virginia
Coordinates 36°50′7″N
76°18′6″W
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
 Built 1846
Built by Butler,
Willoughby G.
Architect Singleton,
William B.
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 70000876 (http
s://npgallery.nps.
gov/AssetDetail/
NRIS/70000876)[1
VLR No. 124-0006
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 29, 1970
Designated VLR April 7, 1970[2]

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