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° 24.892′ 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,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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: In Memoriam John Clayton (here, next to this marker); Gloucester in the Civil War (here, next to this marker); Pvt. James Daniel Gardner (a few steps from this marker); To the Confederate Dead of Gloucester (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named In Memoriam John Clayton (within shouting distance of this marker); Werowocomoco (within shouting distance of this marker); The Birdsall Building (within

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shouting distance of this marker); The Daffodil Industry (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

Clayton Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

3. Clayton Building

Circa 1769
Burned - 1820
Rebuilt - 1823

Courthouse Complex building. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

4. Courthouse Complex building.

Debtors Prison Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

5. Debtors Prison Building

Visitor's Center Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

6. Visitor's Center Building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,287 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.