title: Portsmouth Courthouse
text: # Portsmouth Courthouse
  
  Portsmouth Courthouse, also known as Norfolk County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse building located at Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1846, and is a one-story with basement, Greek Revival style brick building. It measures 78 feet wide by 57 feet deep. The building is topped by a paneled parapet with Doric order entablature supported by plain Greek Doric pilasters. The building remained in use as a courthouse until 1960, when the county government moved to Great Bridge.
  
  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is located in the Downtown Portsmouth Historic District.
  
  The building now houses the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center.
  
  