Portsmouth Courthouse

{{Short description|Historic place in Virginia, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Portsmouth Courthouse

| nrhp_type = cp

| nocat = yes

| designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register

| designated_other1_date = April 7, 1970{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|accessdate=19 March 2013}}

| designated_other1_number = 124-0006

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| image = Portsmouth, Virginia (8597911744).jpg

| caption = Portsmouth Courthouse, now home to the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center

| location = NE corner of Court and High Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia

| coordinates = {{coord|36|50|7|N|76|18|6|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Virginia#USA

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-marker = building

| mapframe-zoom = 12

|mapframe-caption = Interactive map showing the location for Portsmouth Courthouse

| built = {{Start date|1846}}

| architect = Singleton, William B.

| builder = Butler, Willoughby G.

| architecture = Greek Revival

| added = April 29, 1970

| area = {{convert|1|acre}}

| refnum = 70000876{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Portsmouth/124-0006_Norfolk_County_Courthouse_1970_Final_Nomination.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Portsmouth Courthouse |author=Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff|date=April 1970|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}} and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Portsmouth/PortsmouthCourthouse_Photographs.htm Accompanying photo]

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.{{cite web|title=Official site|url=http://www.portsmouthartcenter.com/|publisher=Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center|accessdate=6 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806051417/http://www.portsmouthartcenter.com/|archive-date=6 August 2015|url-status=dead}}