Old Courthouse, Warren County

Old Courthouse, Warren County

Infobox_nrhp | name =Old Courthouse, Warren County
nrhp_type =nhl


caption = The Old Courthouse in 1940
location= 1008 Cherry Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi
lat_degrees = 32
lat_minutes = 21
lat_seconds = 7.38
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 90
long_minutes = 52
long_seconds = 43.04
long_direction = W
locmapin = Mississippi
area =
built =1861
architect= Weldon,William
architecture= Greek Revival
designated= May 23, 1968cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=786&ResourceType=Building
title=Warren County Courthouse |accessdate=2007-10-13|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service
]
added = May 23, 1968cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=68000029

The Old Courthouse, Warren County, also known as Warren County Courthouse, sits prominently on a hill in Vicksburg, Mississippi and was a symbol of Confederate resistance during the siege of Vicksburg. Also, it is a "nice example of late Greek Revival style".

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1968.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/68000029.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Old Court House, Warren County] |273 KB|date=May 15, 1975 |author=Patricia Heintzelman |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/68000029.pdf Accompanying 4 photos, exterior and interior, from 1966, c.1863, and undated.] |1.19 MB]

The landmarked area is the entire Courthouse Square, which includes the courthouse and four cistern buildings.

References

External links

* [http://www.oldcourthouse.org/ Vicksburg Old Court House Museum]


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