Appomattox County is named for the Appomattox River which was named for the Appamatucks Native Americans who resided in the region.
Created: May 1, 1845
County Seat:
Clover Hill 1845 – 1892
Appomattox 1892 – present
Old County Courthouse – Appomattox
Location: 297 Court Street / Virginia Avenue
Built: 1892– 1893
Style: Greek Revival
Architect: Hanock and Hardy
Contractor: Hancock and Hardy
Description: The building faces east and is a one story red colored brick structure. The east front has a large portico supported by four large white columns with the pediment having a round window. The building has a rough stone foundation. On the center of the roof is an octagonal white colored wood cupola with green colored roof.
County Courthouse – Appomattox
Location: 297 Court Street / Virginia Avenue
Built: 2002– 2004
Style: Modern
Architect: Craddock Cunningham Architectural Partners of Lynchburg
Contractor: J E Jamerson & Sons, Inc. of Appomattox
Description: The building faces east and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The east front has a recessed center section with two white colored columns rising to a header and recessed circular window on the second story. The main entrance on the north side of the front has a rounded one story portico with four columns. On the south side of the building is a one story section. The roof is hipped. The building is attached to the old courthouse on the southeast. In front of the building is a large stone Flood Family Memorial Tomb.
Original County Courthouse – Appomattox
Location: Courthouse Square – Appotattox Court House National Historic Park
Built: 1864
Style: Modern Colonial
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces east and is a two story red colored brick and wood structure located in the town center of Appomattox Court House ( Clover Hill ) which is the Appomattox Court House National Historic Park. The building was rebuilt in 1964. The east front has a second story entrance with stairs ascending to a small porch with pediment below the roof line. The red colored roof is hipped. The architect for the rebuilt building was Henry Judd.
Note: Near the courthouse, on April 9, 1865, General Robert E Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S Grant ending the Civil War.
Courthouses:
N – Amherst County, Nelson County and Buckingham County
E – Buckingham County and Prince Edward County
S – Charlotte County and Campbell County
W – Campbell County and Amherst County
Photos taken 2005 and 2013