Greene County is named for Nathanael Greene, who was a general in the American Revolutionary War.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Madison County
E – Orange County
S – Albemarle County
W – Rockingham County and Page County
Created: January 24, 1838 
County Seat:
Stanardsville 1838 – present
County Courthouse – Stanardsville
Location: 22 Court Street / Ford Avenue
Built: 1838 – 1839
Style: Roman Temple
Architect: William Donoho and William B Phillips
Contractor: William Donoho and William B Phillips
Description: The building faces north and is a two story red colored brick and wood structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Stanardsville. The brick was laid in Flemish bond. The north front has a large portico supported by four white colored Tuscan columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. The Roman Doric entablature continue around the building. Wide white colored pilasters are on the façade. The entrance is framed with white colored wood trim. There is a gable roof with fan-light. The interior contains a courtroom on the second story with twin stairs ascending to an elliptical curved gallery. The building houses the Circuit Court and General District Court of the 16th Judicial District. In 1927 and 1928, the front portico was constructed. A fire in 1979 destroyed the interior, but the exterior remained intact. On the east side is the Old County Jail and on the west side is the County Office Building ( 1938 ) which is attached to the one story addition along the south side of the courthouse.
Note: The courthouse was built by William B Phillips, who was a master builder of Thomas Jefferson and the plans followed the Jefferson design for courthouses as did the courthouse in Page County.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Greene County Courthouse
See: Thomas Jefferson designed the Roman Temple style of courthouse. Prominent among the courthouse builders who had worked at the University of Virginia were Dabney Cosby, Sr., Malcolm F Crawford, and William B Phillips. They in turn influenced other builders in the Jeffersonian idiom, including Branch Ellington, William A Howard, David Meade, and Valentine Parrish. Courthouse still standing include those in Buckingham County and Charlotte County designed by Jefferson and those in Caroline County, Clarke County, Cumberland County, Goochland County, Greene County, Lunenburg County, Madison County, Mecklenburg County, Nottoway County, Page County, Rappahannock County and Sussex County.
County Courthouse Annex – Stanardsville
Location: 285 Standard Street / Ford Avenue
Built: Unknown
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces south and is a one story structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Stanardsville on the south of the courthouse. The building forms an “L” shape with a south wing and west wing attached to the County Office Building (1938). The roof is hipped. The building houses the County General District Court and County Juvenile and Domestic Relations
See: The 16th Judicial Circuit includes Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Culpeper County, Fluvanna County, Goochland County, Louisa County, Madison County and Orange County.
History: The county was created in 1838 and Stanardsville was selected as the county seat. The first and present courthouse was built by William B Phillips, who was a master builder of Thomas Jefferson and the plans followed the Jefferson design for courthouses, in 1839 at a cost of $6,832. The land was donated by Captain William Standard.
County Administration Building – Stanardsville
Location: 40 Celt Road / Main Street
Built: 1981 – 1982
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces east and is a one story light red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Stanardsville to the west of the courthouse. The east front has a projecting center section with central entrance. The green colored roof is hipped.
County Courthouse - Stanardsville
County Office Building – Stanardsville
Old County Jail – Stanardsville
County Administration Building - Stanardsville
Photos taken 2013