Henrico County is named for Henricus, a community founded in 1611 by Sir Thomas Dale and which community was named after Henry Frederick Prince of Wales, the eldest son of James I of England.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Hanover County and New Kent County
S – Chesterfield County and Richmond
W – Powhatan County and Goochland County
Created: 1634 
County Seat:
Varnia 1635 – 1752
Richmond 1752 – 1974
Laurel 1974 – present
County Courthouse – Laurel
Location: 4301 East Parham Road / Hungary Spring Road
Built: 1972 – 1974
Style: Modern
Architect: Vincent G. Kling and Partners of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Carneal & Johnston of Richmond
Contractor: J W Enochs
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The south front has large arches on the first story with recessed entrances. The second story has white colored concrete forming arches with recessed windows. The roof line is flat. The building is connected to the Administration Building on the east side and is named as the Courts Building.
Note: The county is one of the original 8 shires in 1634, being Henrico Shire which included Richmond.
County Administration – Laurel
Location: 4301 East Parham Road / Hungary Spring Road
Built: 1975 – 1977
Style: Modern
Architect: Vincent G. Kling and Partners of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Carneal & Johnston of Richmond
Contractor: John W Daniel and Sons ( later known as Daniel Construction )
Description: The building faces east and is a three story red colored brick and concrete structure. The first story has recessed sections and the second and third stories has projecting dividers between the windows. The roof line is flat. The building is connected to the Courts Building on the west side.
Old County Courthouse – Richmond
Location: 2125 East Main Street / 22nd Street
Built: 1896 – 1897
Style: Romanesque
Architect: Carl Ruehrmund
Contractor: William Trexler and Richard E Elmore
Description: The building faces east and is a three story red colored brick and stone structure. The southeast corner has a large square tower rising to a steep green colored roof with dormers. On the northeast corner is a smaller square tower. The front has a large arch with recessed entrance. The base of the building is course stone. There is red colored brick addition along the west side. The building is unoccupied.
Note: The previous courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1894. The City of Richmond expanded and the 1896 courthouse was declared as a part of Henrico County within Richmond until the county seat moved to Laurel. The 1896 courthouse was then sold.
County Courthouse -
Old County Courthouse – Richmond
Photos taken 2013