Virginia Department of Historic Resources Virginia Department of Historic Resources
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VLR Listing Date 12/17/1985
NRHP Listing Date 04/10/1986
NRHP Reference Number 86000719
The authority of local government is handsomely symbolized in Surry County’s Neoclassical courthouse, the dominant landmark of this crossroads county seat. The two-story brick building, highlighted by a stately Ionic portico, was erected in 1923 after a fire destroyed a 1907 courthouse on the same site. Designed by architect G. R. Berryman to resemble the building which it replaced, the courthouse is the seventh structure to serve the county since its formation in 1652. A small clerk’s office building erected in 1825-26, stands on the edge of the tree-shaded courthouse square. Several later small structures housing county offices are clustered around the courthouse.
Many properties listed in the registers are private dwellings and are not open to the public, however many are visible from the public right-of-way. Please be respectful of owner privacy.
Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Updated: May 17, 2021
