A Guide to the Westmoreland County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1855-1866 and undated
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the Library of Virginia
Barcode number 1176632
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Preferred Citation
Westmoreland County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1855-1866 and undated. Barcode number 1176632 Local government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Westmoreland County.
Historical Information
Westmoreland County was named for the English county. It was formed from Northumberland County in 1653, and part of King George County was added in 1777.
Scope and Content
Westmoreland County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1811-1912 and undated. The materials consist of reports, bills, proposals, orders and correspondence related to the courthouse, clerk's office, jail and other county buildings. Included are bills and correspondence for repairing and fireproofing the clerk's office, 1822-1900; contracts for constructing the courthouse, 1824-1848; bills, commissions, and reports related to the jail, 1811-1832; jail inspectors' reports, 1810-1912, undated; and sundry materials covering the time period 1821 through 1905, and concern a portraits of Lord Chatham and George Washington, landscaping the public square, preparation of a stone monument to Washington, and a petition for a bell.
Of note is a small drawing of the proposed jail, 1825-1826. The sketch describes a two-story structure with a central staircase and gabled roof. The hand colored drawing shows thick, presumably masonry, walls and describes the dimensions of each room and the overall structure.
Index Terms
- Virginia. County Court (Westmoreland County)
- Warren County (Va.). Board of Supervisors.
- Architectural drawings -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County.
- Courthouses -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County.
- Jails -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County -- Designs and plans.
- Public buildings -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County -- Designs and plans.
- Westmoreland County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
- Architectural drawings -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County.
- Contracts -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County.
- Reports -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County.
- Specifications -- Virginia -- Westmoreland County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Westmoreland County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.