Built 1909 (1909)-1910 VLR # 129-0008 Opened 1910 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture Architect H. H. Huggins | NRHP Reference # 87000727 Designated VLR March 17, 1987 Area 2,000 m² Added to NRHP 14 May 1987 | |
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Location 301 E. Main St., Salem, Virginia Similar Campbell County Courthouse, Giles County Courthouse, Carroll County Courthouse, Albemarle County Courthou, Middlesex County Courthouse | ||
Old Roanoke County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Salem, Virginia. It was built in 1909-1910 and is a three-story, Classical Revival-style, yellow brick building. The front facade features a three-story, tetra-style Ionic order portico. The courthouse has a hipped roof topped by a cupola, which is topped by an eagle. A rear addition was built in 1948-1949. Also on the property is the contributing 1910 Civil War Memorial, that consists of a granite shaft topped by the figure of a Confederate soldier. The building housed Roanoke County, Virginia county offices until they moved to a new building in 1985.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It is located in the Downtown Salem Historic District. Today the property is owned by Roanoke College.