Nelson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia within the Lovingston Historic District. The original building opened in 1810. It is a rectangular, two-story stuccoed brick structure, with two additions: one of ten feet attached to the rear of the original structure and the other is a large lateral wing across the rear of the first addition. Both of these additions were constructed in 1940. The original structure was partially remodeled in 1968. It contains one large courtroom with a spectator gallery towards the rear. It was the first public building to be built after Nelson County's organization in 1807.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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- Nelson County Courthouse, U.S. Route 29, Lovingston, Nelson County, VA: 2 photos, 2 data pages, at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Brown, Emily (May 13, 2017). "A different kind of legal battle is brewing at Nelson courthouse". The Daily Progress. Nelson County Times. Retrieved May 15, 2017.Â
