North Newport News , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Warwick Courthouse
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008
1. Warwick Courthouse Marker
Erected 1927 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number W-60.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.
Location. 37° 7.801′ N, 76° 32.513′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in North Newport News. It is on Old Courthouse Way, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport News VA 23608, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula, in Hampton Roads, in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Warwick Courthouse (here, next to this marker); Bygone Days in Denbigh (a few steps from this marker); Reflecting a Changing Society (a few steps from this marker); Warwick Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Free State of Warwick (within shouting distance of this marker); The Courthouse Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Olivet Christian Church (within shouting
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Warwick County Confederate Monument (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008
2. Marker in Newport News
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008
3. Warwick Courthouse
The clerk occupied this building since it was built in 1810. When a new courthouse was built nearby in 1884, the clerk remained in this building. Today, it is a Virginia Historic Landmark.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 17, 2021
4. Warwick Courthouse
This larger courthouse was built in 1884, on the complex of the original courthouse.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,346 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on October 18, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
