Old Hanover Courthouse   (circa 1735)

Richmond, VA 23111
804-537-6000

The second oldest continuously used courthouse in the United States, this courthouse is the site where Patrick Henry gained fame as a young lawyer when he argued the "Parson's Cause" case in 1763. The Courthouse Green includes an old stone jail, the old clerk's office, and a monument to Hanover's Confederate soldiers and the "Noble women who loved them."