The County Seat of Bath Marker

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Warm Springs in Bath County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The County Seat of Bath

By J. J. Prats, May 2, 2010

1. The County Seat of Bath Marker

Inscription. After 112 years in buildings near the Warm Springs mineral baths a mile northeast, the Bath County Court moved to this site in 1908. The architect, Frank P. Milburn, predicted the new courthouse would be “an honor and ornament to Bath County for generations.” It contained a central rotunda with exhibit space, a fire- proof vault, and elaborate facilities for jurors including overnight rooms with “nice single iron beds” and toilets. The building burned in 1912, but the county records dating from 1791 onward survived with the loss of only one order book left outside the vault overnight. In 1914 a new, Classical Revival-style courthouse, designed by T. J. Collins and Son, was completed on the same foundation. An addition doubled its size in 1980.

Erected 1994 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number D-35.)

Location. 38° 2.754′ N, 79° 47.367′ W. Marker is in Warm Springs, Virginia, in Bath County. Marker is on County Route 619 west of U.S. 220, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warm Springs VA 24484, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Terrill Hill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Early Bath County Courthouses (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Rev. Dr. William H. Sheppard (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Turnpike Movement in Virginia, 1825-1835 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Life at the Tollhouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Virginia Springs Resorts (approx. 1.3 miles away); Settlement on Warm Springs Mountain (approx. 1.3 miles away); Fort Dinwiddie (approx. 3.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Warm Springs.

The County Seat of Bath and Marker Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, May 2, 2010

2. The County Seat of Bath and Marker

Bath County Courthouse Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, May 2, 2010

3. Bath County Courthouse

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 8, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. This page has been viewed 333 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia.