Ok, so my judge house trivia question — of Chief Justice Marshall's house in Richmond — was solved quickly. How about a courthouse trivia question, then. This'll be a little harder, I think. What's the courthouse pictured at right? One hint — it was built around 1840 — and played a role in the Civil War. Pretty impressive structure even today, no?
I think it's fair to say this one's tougher than the Marshall House. But if Calvin, Steve, or Jason get this one quickly, I've got a couple of substantially harder ones in the wings — like name that Confederate monument or name that Freedom Riders' bus station.
Update: Well, Anon2 and Anon obviously figured this one out pretty quickly. It is the Petersburg, VA, courthouse. Here's a link to an extraordinary picture of the courthouse just after the siege of Petersburg ended in April 1865. What I find particularly interesting is that the granite pillars out front of the courthouse were there in 1865. Amazing how much has stayed the same over the past century and a half.
I got it searching for 1840 AND courthouse on Google images…cheating, I know.
That's ok — this one's tough enough google may be necessary. When you want another hint, let me know.
Following up my last post — and now having replicated Anon2's search — if you had the exact date the courthouse was started, google images would come to rescue (eventually). But I'm not seeing 1840 pulling it up.
1840 does pull it up on page 5 of the search results. That leads to the web page hosting the photo, which tells us:
"The xxx Courthouse, built in 1840, is a sophisticated Classical Revival building with both Greek and Roman details. The architect was Calvin Pollard of New York. The courthouse was a prominent landmark during xxxx in the Civil War."
You're good, Anon!