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Two views of the Essex County, Virginia, Circuit
Courtroom
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The current ESSEX COUNTY COURTHOUSE in
Tappahannock, Virginia, dates to about 1851, although one wall of its 1729
predecessor still survives on the site. It is built around the Circuit
Courtroom, which also displays a rail (in this case a paneled partition)
surrounding the judicial area. Again the symmetry and balance is evident, as
the two views illustrate, and the jury box is outside the wall balanced by
additional seating on the side opposite. |