Giles County Courthouse is a historic county

courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...

located at Pearisburg,

Giles County, Virginia Giles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia on the West Virginia state line. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,787. Its county seat is Pearisburg. Giles County is included in the Blacksburg- Christiansburg, VA M ...

. The central block was built in 1836, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick building in the

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style. It was originally "T"-shaped, but flanking wings were added soon after its original construction. It has a steep, hipped roof with a large octagonal cupola at its apex. A two-story

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was added about 1900, as was a two-story hyphen and three-story rear addition. an
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in 1982. It is located in the

Pearisburg Historic District Pearisburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia. It encompasses 18 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the town of Pearisburg, county seat of Giles County. The district is ...

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Government buildings completed in 1836 Federal architecture in Virginia County courthouses in Virginia Buildings and structures in Giles County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Giles County, Virginia Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia {{GilesCountyVA-NRHP-stub