Gloucester in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Court House

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

1. Court House Marker

Inscription. County of Gloucester, VA. Re-erected 1766 on site of building destroyed by fire.
Restored, remodeled and clerks office building added 1956.
Carl M. Lindner & Son A.I.A. Architects, Richmond, Virginia
Wray & Richardson, General Contractors, Williamsburg, Virginia

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1766.

Location. 37° 24.895′ N, 76° 31.762′ W. Marker is in Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It can be reached from Gloucester Courthouse Grounds. Business US 17 and Blair Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gloucester VA 23061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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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: Gloucester in the Civil War (a few steps from this marker); Pvt. James Daniel Gardner (a few steps from this marker); To the Confederate Dead of Gloucester (a few steps from this marker); In Memoriam John Clayton (a few steps from this marker); The Birdsall Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Daffodil Industry (within shouting distance of this marker); A Sacred Place (within shouting distance of this marker); Gloucester Continues to Celebrate the Daffodil (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester.

Gloucester Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

2. Gloucester Courthouse

1956 Courthouse Annex image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, August 29, 2026

3. 1956 Courthouse Annex

The construction of this building, now used as a visitor center instead of the 1896 Roane Building, is the reason the marker was placed and the courthouse itself was renovated.

Clayton Building ('Old' Clerk's Office) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

4. Clayton Building ('Old' Clerk's Office)

Circa 1769
Burned - 1820
Rebuilt - 1823

1824 Debtor's Prison image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

5. 1824 Debtor's Prison

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

6. 1873 Jail

1896 Roane Building ('New' Clerk's Office) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

7. 1896 Roane Building ('New' Clerk's Office)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,310 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on October 28, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.