Charlotte County Courthouse - Charlotte Court House, Va. - Courthouses on Waymarking.com

Charlotte County was created in 1764 and named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg, who was the consort of King George III. On March 1799 Patrick Henry and John Randolph, from Roanoke, debated the question of States rights. Henry believed the state did not have the right to oppose oppressive Federal laws. Randolph, on the other hand, believed states retained the right to oppose oppressive Federal laws. [This very question was the central issue for the Civil War 100 years later and is still being decided by the courts.] This was Henry’s last speech and Randolph’s first. Henry died three months later.

The present Charlotte County courthouse was built by John Percivulle in 1822-23 from plans drawn by Thomas Jefferson for the 1822 Buckingham County courthouse. The Charlotte County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Place in 1980.

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Year Built: 1822 Current Use of Building: Courthouse Level of Courts: County Architect: Thomas Jefferson/John Percivulle Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1822 - Present Physical Address: 111 Legrande Avenue Charlotte Court House, VA 23923-0127 Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Related Website: [Web Link]

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