{"nrhp_refnum":"87000727","name":"Old Roanoke County Courthouse","other_names":["Roanoke County Courthouse"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"301 E. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Salem","county":"Roanoke (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":37.293752022000035,"lon":-80.05443590899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-05-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story, yellow-brick Neo-classical courthouse at 301 East Main Street in Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia, built in 1909-10 to plans by local architect H. H. Huggins. The nominated property also includes a 1910 Civil War memorial in front.","why_significant":"For about three quarters of a century it served as the symbol and focal point of local government authority in Roanoke County. It was the second courthouse on the site and is considered the most ambitious courthouse design by architect H. H. Huggins, who also planned courthouses for Franklin and Montgomery counties. It remains in a fine state of preservation.","narrative":"Built in 1909-10 at 301 East Main Street in Salem, the Old Roanoke County Courthouse is a three-story Neo-classical building of yellow brick. Its north facade is dominated by a tetra-style Ionic portico with a full pediment, and a hipped roof carries a cupola with a clock and an eagle figure. Roanoke architect H. H. Huggins designed it, and King Lumber Company of Charlottesville built it for $43,870. It replaced an 1841 courthouse on the same site, razed in 1909 after the county outgrew its offices. Huggins also designed courthouses for Franklin and Montgomery counties, and the Roanoke building is regarded as his most ambitious. A 1910 Confederate soldier memorial stands in front. Additions were made in 1948-49, and a separate courthouse built in 1985 now houses court functions. The old building was listed for its architecture and for its long role as the center of county government, and it remains well preserved.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"H. H. Huggins, Architect (Henry Hartwell Huggins of Roanoke); building contract awarded to King Lumber Company of Charlottesville","architectural_style":"Neo-classical","criteria":[],"status_note":"Partially vacant since court functions moved to a new courthouse dedicated in 1985; county offices remain in part, and remodeling for a Court of Appeals with supporting offices was planned.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:01.079873-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/63/6832/41683263/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/87000727.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000727/d46ee205dc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000727/d46ee205dc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cdenas","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OldRoanokeCtyCourt.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cdenas</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OldRoanokeCtyCourt.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"96000591","name":"Downtown Salem Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/downtown-salem-historic-district-96000591/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683263","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Roanoke_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16896147"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/roanoke/old-roanoke-county-courthouse-87000727/"}