A Guide to the Chesterfield County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1805-1807, 1842 Chesterfield County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds
1116527, 0007432718, 0007432719
A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers 1116527, 0007432718, 0007432719
Library of Virginia
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Chesterfield County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1805-1807, 1842. Local government records collection, The Library
of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Chesterfield County.
Chesterfield County (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1805-1807, 1842. The materials consist of plans, specifications, orders,
reports, and a bond for various public buildings. Included are a floor plan, specifications, and an order for an addition
to the courthouse (1805); specifications and a bond for construction of a jail (1807), and floor plan, elevations, and detail
drawings, a report, specifications, and an order for the construction of a jail building (1842).
Of particular note are the drawings for the 1842 jail structure. These watercolor elevations and detail drawings are well-executed
and signed by David Bissett.