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37°17′37″N 80°3′17″W / 37.29361°N 80.05472°W / 37.29361; -80.05472
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Old Roanoke County Courthouse
Old Roanoke County Courthouse, September 2012
Old Roanoke County Courthouse is located in Virginia
Old Roanoke County Courthouse
Old Roanoke County Courthouse is located in the United States
Old Roanoke County Courthouse
Location301 E. Main St., Salem, Virginia
Coordinates 37°17′37″N 80°3′17″W / 37.29361°N 80.05472°W / 37.29361; -80.05472
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1909 (1909)-1910
ArchitectHuggins, H. H.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference  No. 87000727 [1]
VLR  No.129-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1987
Designated VLRMarch 17, 1987 [2]

Old Roanoke County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located in Salem, Virginia. It was built in 1909-1910 and is a three-story, Classical Revival-style, yellow brick building. The front façade features a three-story, tetra-style Ionic order portico. The courthouse has a hipped roof topped by a cupola, which is topped by an eagle. A rear addition was built in 1948–1949. The building housed Roanoke County, Virginia county offices until they moved to a new building in 1985. [3]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1] It is located in the Downtown Salem Historic District. Today the property is owned by Roanoke College after buying most of the property in 1987. Next to the courthouse is a controversial 1910 Civil War Memorial, which consists of a granite shaft topped by the figure of a Confederate soldier. Although appearing to be on the same property as the courthouse, the Confederate monument is not owned by Roanoke College. As part of the sale, Roanoke County retained the deed to this separate plot of land. [4] Although there has been pressure from various groups to remove the Confederate monument, including an official removal order from a local circuit court judge, the statute remains standing as recently as March 2024. [5]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Richard C. Cote and staff (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Roanoke County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ^ "Not Our Monument Project". www.roanoke.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  5. ^ Dashiell, Joe (2021-07-21). "Judge orders removal of confederate statue". WDBJ7. Retrieved 2024-03-15.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status ( link)

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