A Guide to the Bedford County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1764-1840 and undated Bedford County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1764-1840 and undated
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A Collection in the Library of Virginia
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Bedford County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1764-1840 and undated. Local government records collection, Bedford County
Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Bedford County.
Bedford County was formed in 1753 from Lunenburg County. Part of Albemarle County was added in 1754 and an additional section
of Lunenburg County was added later.
Bedford County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1764-1840 and undated. The materials consist of reports, orders, a survey,
specifications, and architectural renderings for various county buildings created over a period of years at the behest of
the Bedford County justices. Included is a bill for work on the courthouse from H. G. Hughes, undated; an undated plan and
specifications for the new jail in the Town of Liberty; a plat of the prison boundaries in New London, 1764; an architectural
drawing and specifications for a courthouse building, 1785; an order and specifications for a new clerk's office, 1828; and
an order creating a committee to inspect the jail, 1840.
The most noteworthy document is the 1785 architectural rendering of the courthouse. This unique fold-down plan two-dimensionally
illustrates the floor plan, walls, roof, and chimney of the proposed structure. The drawing is unsigned so the delineator
is not known.