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Montgomery County Courthouse

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1989, Sherertz, Franklin and Shaffner. 1 E. Main St.
  • (Virginia Department of Historic Resources)

The massive, mildly Brutalist courthouse, built following a controversial decision to demolish the historic courthouse, makes a strong contrast with the lower rooflines of the surrounding urban fabric. This buff-colored brick building of four stories has recessed windows of dark-colored glass. The first- and second-story windows are visually merged by the use of dark-colored spandrels, which gives the appearance of a three-story building with a strong base. Courtrooms are on the three upper stories.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Anne Carter Lee
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What's Nearby

Phlegar Building
Christiansburg Presbyterian Church
The Huts (Rice House)
The Oaks
Historic Hill School (Christiansburg Industrial Institute) and Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church (Christiansburg African Baptist Church)

Citation

Anne Carter Lee, "Montgomery County Courthouse", [Christiansburg, Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-02-MO1.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Virginia vol 2

Buildings of Virginia: Valley, Piedmont, Southside, and Southwest, Anne Carter Lee and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, 428-429.

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