Gloucester Courthouse’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Gloucester Courthouse. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District, Gloucester Downtown Historic District, Abingdon Glebe House, Airville, Burgh Westra, Cappahosic House, Gloucester Point Archaeological District, Gloucester Women's Club, Hockley, Little England, Roaring Spring, Rosewell, Toddsbury, T.C. Walker House, Ware Parish Church, and Warner Hall are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Gloucester Courthouse’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gloucester Courthouse’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewGloucester, Virginia. Fortificati…, 1862: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Gloucester Courthouse
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Gloucester Courthouse, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsAIRVILLE, GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VA2018
CommonsWare Church historical marker2017
DocumentGloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal offices2017
CommonsVA3wVA14eRoadSigns-GlousterCourthouse2016
CommonsSign at Rosewell Ruins, May, 2013 - 42013
CommonsGloucester va tc walker house2013
CommonsGloucester va coca cola factory2013
CommonsGloucester va beaverdam reservoir 32013
CommonsGloucester va beaverdam reservoir 22013
CommonsGloucester va beaverdam reservoir 12013
CommonsMain Street Gloucester2012
CommonsGloucester, VA Flower Basket on lamp post. - By Chuck Thomp…2010
CommonsGloucester, VA Flower Basket - By Chuck Thompson of TTC Med…20105 historic places in Gloucester Courthouse
Gloucester Courthouse has 5 listings on the National Register, and they protect 77 historic buildings, because Gloucester Downtown Historic District alone counts 57.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Gloucester, Virginia. Fortifications showing a 11-inch smooth-bore Dahlgren naval gun (1862) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (16) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.