Lynchburg Courthouse
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[2] It is located in the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District.
Lynchburg Museum
The building is now home to the Lynchburg Museum, which focuses on the history of Lynchburg and the surrounding area. Gallery themes include history, art and artisans, military history, culture, and the history of the Courthouse itself.
The museum holds the supposedly haunted cradle owned by Methodist bishop John Early, lent to Lynchburg minister William Andrew Smith.[3]
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External links
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- City Court House, Court Street & Monument Terrace, Lynchburg, VA: 4 photos, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page, at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Lynchburg Museum website
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