Halifax 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 Halifax,

Halifax County, Virginia Halifax County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,022. Its county seat is Halifax. History Occupied by varying cultures of indigenous peoples for thousands of years, in histo ...

. It was designed and built in 1838-1839 by

Dabney Cosby Dabney Cosby (c. 1793 – August 1862) was an American architect, slaveowner, and builder active primarily in Virginia and North Carolina. His earliest known work dates to the 1820s; he is known to have been active until the time of his death. ...

. It is a two-story, "T"-shaped brick building in the

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style. The front facade features a two-story, tetrastyle

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in the Greek

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. an
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in 1982. It is located in the

Town of Halifax Court House Historic District Town of Halifax Court House Historic District is a national historic district located at Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia. The district includes 172 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 13 contributing structures, and 1 contributing ob ...

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Federal architecture in Virginia Government buildings completed in 1839 Buildings and structures in Halifax County, Virginia County courthouses in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Halifax County, Virginia Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia {{HalifaxCountyVA-NRHP-stub