The Middlesex County Courthouse in

Urbanna, Virginia Urbanna is a town in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. Urbanna means “City of Anne” and was named in honor of England's Queen Anne. The population was 476 at the 2010 census. Geography Urbanna is located at (37.637796, −7 ...

was built starting in 1745. It was listed on the

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(NRHP) in 1976. It has also been known as Old Middlesex County Courthouse and as Middlesex County Woman's Club. an
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/ref> During the American Civil War, the building was used by Confederate troops and was shelled by Union gunboats, but was not much damaged. It has been used as a church. In 1948 it was

deconsecrated Deconsecration, also referred to as decommissioning or ''secularization'' (a term also used for the external confiscation of church property), is the removal of a religious sanction and blessing from something that had been previously consec ...

and ownership was transferred to the Middlesex County Woman's Club. As of 1976 the building was used by that group as its headquarters and for community and private functions. It is located in the Urbanna Historic District.

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Buildings and structures in Middlesex County, Virginia County courthouses in Virginia Colonial architecture in Virginia Government buildings completed in 1745 Women's club buildings Women in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Virginia Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia 1745 establishments in the Colony of Virginia History of women in Virginia Brick buildings and structures in Virginia {{MiddlesexCountyVA-NRHP-stub

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