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Preferred Citation

Powhatan County (Va.), Public Buildings and Grounds, 1848-1850. Barcode number 0007334381. Local government records collection, Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Powhatan County.

Historical Information

Powhatan County was named for the paramount chief of the Powhatan Indians in the tidewater of Virginia in the late sixteenth and early years of the seventeenth century. It was formed from Cumberland County in 1777, and part of Chesterfield County was added in 1850. The county seat is Powhatan.

Scope and Content

Powhatan County (Va.), Public Buildings and Grounds, 1848-1850. This material consists of contracts, specifications, and vouchers for a one-story Greek Revival courthouse constructed in 1849 from a design attributed to Alexander Jackson Davis. Included are vouchers for interior appointments such as plaster and paint, as well as the furnace. The drawings for the structure (not extant) were supplied by one of the commissioners, Philip St. George Cocke, according to the contract. The drawings are attributed to Davis because he had designed Cocke's home, Belmead, and the Greek forms used in the building's design seem to have been executed by a professional hand.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Powhatan County (Va.) County Court

Subjects:

• Courthouses -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.
• Public buildings -- Virginia -- Powhatan County -- Designs and plans.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Contracts-- Virginia -- Powhatan County.
• Reports -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.
• Specifications -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.