Town of Halifax Court House Historic District

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Town of Halifax Court House Historic District
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Halifax Roller Mills building
Town of Halifax Court House Historic District is located in Virginia
Town of Halifax Court House Historic District
Location Main St., Cemetery St., Prizery St., Edmunds Boulevard, Mary Bethune St., Cowford Rd., Maple Ave., Church St., Cary St. Halifax, Virginia
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Area 129 acres (52 ha)
Built 1839 (1839)
Architect Dabney Cosby, Sr.; Dabney Cosby, Jr.; Heard and Cardwell; John Albert Heisler III
Architectural style Queen Anne; Italianate; Greek Revival; Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Commercial Style; Art Deco, Vernacular
NRHP Reference # 10001187[1]
VLR # 230-5001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 28, 2011
Designated VLR December 18, 2008[2]

Town of Halifax Court House Historic District is a national historic district located at Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia. The district includes 172 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 13 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object (Confederate War Memorial, 1911) in the Town of Halifax. Resources include government, commercial, residential, religious, educational and industrial buildings that date from the early-19th Century to the mid-20th century. Notable buildings include the Rice House (c. 1812), Edmunds/Lewis Office (1869), People’s Bank (c. 1911), Beth Car Baptist Church (1892), Christ Episcopal Church (c. 1907), Saint Luke’s Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (c. 1907), Dr. Carter House (c. 1900), County Office Building (1915), Town of Halifax Swimming Pool (1930s), Municipal Building/ Fire Station (1950), Halifax Roller Mills (1915), Halifax Planing Mill (c. 1920), Halifax Department Store (1949), and Randolph Theater (c. 1948). Also located in the district is the separately listed Halifax County Courthouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

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