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located at Gloucester Courthouse, Gloucester County, Virginia. The district encompasses 17 contributing buildings including the Gloucester County government buildings and those structures bordering the square, housing private businesses, offices and residences. The courthouse was built about 1766, and is a one-story, "T"-shaped brick structure with a hipped roof. Other notable buildings include the

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(now the Botetourt Administration Building, c. 1770); the

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; W. C. Tucker's Department Store Building;

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in 1974.

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Gloucester County Courthouse, U.S. Route 17, Gloucester, Gloucester County, VA
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Botetourt Inn & Barn (Ruins), Main Street, Gloucester, Gloucester County, VA
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