Near Manassas in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Fifth Prince William County Courthouse
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 5, 2020
1. Fifth Prince William County Courthouse Marker
Inscription.
Fifth Prince William County Courthouse. . The city of Manassas originated in 1852 at the junction of the Manassas Gap and the Orange and Alexandria railroads. During the Civil War the junction’s strategic significance led to two important battles nearby. After the war, as the community grew, citizens sought to move the county seat there from Brentsville. In 1872, a year before Manassas was incorporated as a town and again in 1888 referenda failed. A third referendum in 1892 succeeded. This Romanesque Revival courthouse designed by James C. Teague and Philip T. Marye, of Norfolk and Newport News, was completed in 1893 and served the county until 1984 when a new courthouse was built nearby.
The city of Manassas originated in 1852 at the junction of the Manassas Gap and the Orange & Alexandria railroads. During the Civil War the junction’s strategic significance led to two important battles nearby. After the war, as the community grew, citizens sought to move the county seat there from Brentsville. In 1872, a year before Manassas was incorporated as a town and again in 1888 referenda failed. A third referendum in 1892 succeeded. This Romanesque Revival courthouse designed by James C. Teague and Philip T. Marye, of Norfolk and Newport News, was completed in 1893 and served the county until 1984 when a new courthouse was built nearby.
Erected 1994 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number CL-5.)
Location. 38° 45.129′ N, 77° 28.56′ W. Marker is near Manassas, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker is on Lee Avenue just south of Grant Avenue (Business Virginia Route 234), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9248 Lee Ave, Manassas VA 20110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Manassas is the home of the fifth Prince William County Courthouse. The list includes marker links for all five Prince William County Courthouses in sequence from the first through the fifth.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 5, 2020
2. Fifth Prince William County Courthouse Marker
Photographed By Roger Dean Meyer, September 30, 2006
3. The fifth Prince William County Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2006, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 2,395 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on December 21, 2006, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
