The Courthouse Green Historic District

The Historic District was approved on June 17, 1998, by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 24, 1998. The Museum is located in the Historic District.

An exhibit with photographs and artifacts on the Courthouse Green Historic District, as well as a Touch Screen video introduction to the District, is located on the first floor of the Museum.

To see a photo and read about each site in a pop-up window, please click on the name in the lists below.

Sites included in the Historic District:

• King and Queen Courthouse
• Old Clerk's Office and Confederate Monument
• Courthouse Tavern Museum
  [For complete history, see Museum]
• Old Jail
• Garage
• Old School Building
• Martin Tavern Site

Adjacent buildings located on the map above:

• Immanuel Episcopal Church
• Oliver-Allen Store and Bird-Oliver House (now demolished)
• Tunstall-Pollard-Taylor Home