Historic Fauquier County Courthouse, Warrenton, VA (2)
**Warrenton Historic District** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 83004243, date listed 19831013
Roughly Main, Waterloo, Alexandria, Winchester, Culpeper, High, Falmouth, Lee, and Horner Sts.
Warrenton, VA (Fauquier County)
Warrenton, a small courthouse community centrally located in Fauquier County, is one of northern Virginia's principal rural towns. Surrounded by gently rolling countryside known for its pastoral beauty, the town evolved from a small mid-18th century crossroads community to a thriving political and commercial center throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The downtown area, Warrenton's main business district, comprises an area that is two blocks wide and five blocks long extending along Main Street in the center of town.
Originally called Fauquier Court House, the town had its origin in the selection of a courthouse site at the crossroads soon after the organization of Fauquier County in 1759. After first holding court at two private homes, the county made provisions for the erection of the necessary public buildings, ordering that a courthouse be built of wood and that a prison be built of the "same dimensions as the prison of Stafford County."
The first courthouse, erected in 1760, was a brick structure located at a site near Culpeper Street. A second courthouse was erected on the site of the present courthouse in 1818. The second courthouse having burned in 1853, a third building was erected at the same location facing Courthouse Square and Alexandria Street. In 1889 the courthouse again suffered fire damage, and it was determined a new building was needed.
The courthouse (1890), perched on a hill at one end of Main Street, is an ever-present reminder of the significance of Warrenton as the county seat of Fauquier County. More important, the building served as a forum for the impressive array of judges and lawyers who practiced law in this rural town. Due to a lack of space in the old courthouse, a new courthouse was built in 1974 at Lee and Culpeper streets. This contemporary brick structure with its landscaped grounds blends harmoniously with the buildings surrounding the site. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/156-0019_...
Historic Fauquier County Courthouse, Warrenton, VA (2)
**Warrenton Historic District** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 83004243, date listed 19831013
Roughly Main, Waterloo, Alexandria, Winchester, Culpeper, High, Falmouth, Lee, and Horner Sts.
Warrenton, VA (Fauquier County)
Warrenton, a small courthouse community centrally located in Fauquier County, is one of northern Virginia's principal rural towns. Surrounded by gently rolling countryside known for its pastoral beauty, the town evolved from a small mid-18th century crossroads community to a thriving political and commercial center throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The downtown area, Warrenton's main business district, comprises an area that is two blocks wide and five blocks long extending along Main Street in the center of town.
Originally called Fauquier Court House, the town had its origin in the selection of a courthouse site at the crossroads soon after the organization of Fauquier County in 1759. After first holding court at two private homes, the county made provisions for the erection of the necessary public buildings, ordering that a courthouse be built of wood and that a prison be built of the "same dimensions as the prison of Stafford County."
The first courthouse, erected in 1760, was a brick structure located at a site near Culpeper Street. A second courthouse was erected on the site of the present courthouse in 1818. The second courthouse having burned in 1853, a third building was erected at the same location facing Courthouse Square and Alexandria Street. In 1889 the courthouse again suffered fire damage, and it was determined a new building was needed.
The courthouse (1890), perched on a hill at one end of Main Street, is an ever-present reminder of the significance of Warrenton as the county seat of Fauquier County. More important, the building served as a forum for the impressive array of judges and lawyers who practiced law in this rural town. Due to a lack of space in the old courthouse, a new courthouse was built in 1974 at Lee and Culpeper streets. This contemporary brick structure with its landscaped grounds blends harmoniously with the buildings surrounding the site. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/156-0019_...