Old Russell Courthouse

This former courthouse was built in 1799 by Henry Dickenson in Russell County, Virginia. A stone building, the structure replaced a log courthouse that was burned during the Revolutionary War. A brick wing was added to the stone structure by the Robert Dickenson family between 1830 and 1850. Used as a residence until the 1970's, the courthouse began to undergo a restoration process in 1976. The building is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a Virginia Landmark. It is now restored and open to the public. The former jail was located in the basement of the stone house, with the door visible in the lower left portion of the photograph.

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