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Preferred Citation

Warren County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1834-1839. Barcode number 1140060. 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 Warren County under accession 37589.

Historical Information

Warren County was named for Joseph Warren, the revolutionary patriot who sent Paul Revere and William Dawes on their famous rides and who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The county was formed from Frederick and Shenandoah counties in 1836.

Scope and Content

Warren County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1834-1839. The materials consist of proposals, bonds, specifications, architectural plans, reports, and bills for services related to the design and construction of public buildings for the County of Warren. The buildings include the courthouse, clerk's office, and jail, all undertaken by William Lambert of Shenandoah County. Plans, elevations, and specifications are included for the courthouse and floor plans and specifications for the clerk's office the jail.

The plan for the courthouse contains several features that represent a break from the traditional late colonial arrangement of Virginia courthouses. The Warren County courthouse plan introduces the prisoner's box, a raised platform for the court clerk, and a separate stairway behind the magistrates' bench leading to jury rooms on the second floor.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Blakemore, George N.
• Cloud, Mordecai
• Lambert, William
• Marshall, Robert M.

Corporate Names:

• Virginia -- County Court (Warren County)

Subjects:

• Architectural drawings -- Virginia -- Warren County.
• Courthouses -- Virginia -- Warren County -- Designs and plans.
• Public Buildings -- Virginia -- Warren County -- Designs and plans.

Geographical Names:

• Warren County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Architectural drawings -- Virginia -- Warren County.
• Bonds -- Virginia -- Warren County.
• Reports -- Virginia -- Warren County.
• Reports -- Virginia -- Warren County.
• Specifications -- Virginia -- Warren County.