Courthouse Trivia

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.

Comments

[Anon2]

I got it searching for 1840 AND courthouse on Google images...cheating, I know.

[Alfred Brophy]

That's ok -- this one's tough enough google may be necessary. When you want another hint, let me know.

[Alfred Brophy]

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.

[Anon]

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."

[Alfred Brophy]

You're good, Anon!