old court house square
Photo by October Grace Media
Main Street Lexington celebrated the completion of the Court House Square project with a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony on Thursday, April 30. The event was held during the Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours, co-hosted by MSL and CornerStone Bank.
This endeavor began with the selection of this space for rejuvenation by the MSL Design committee in 2023. For three full years, a team worked collaboratively with the people and groups below to achieve broad success on this large-scale public/private community project.
This endeavor began with the selection of this space for rejuvenation by the MSL Design committee in 2023. For three full years, a team worked collaboratively with the people and groups below to achieve broad success on this large-scale public/private community project.
sponsors & supporters
Thank you to our lead sponsors and supporters:
- Washington and Lee University
- Virginia Military Institute
- City of Lexington
- Rockbridge County
- Adamson Development Corporation
- Kappa Alpha Order
- Historic Lexington Foundation
- Blue Ridge Garden Club
- Derrick Family Foundation
- CornerStone Bank
- Community Foundation of Rockbridge, Bath, & Alleghany (CFRBA)
- Bank of the James
- Rockbridge Community Health Foundation
SPECIAL THANKS
We extend our gratitude to these individuals for contributing to the success of this project!
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Jesse Lyons, Project Chair
- Rebecca Logan, Former Executive Director / Design Committee Chair (MSL)
- Jeff Hughes, Past President / Past Design Committee Chair (MSL)
- Steve McAllister, Treasurer & Vice President for Finance, Washington and Lee University
- Arthur Bartenstein, Landscape Architect; Member of Architectural Review Board; Past Board Member of Historic Lexington Foundation
ADVISORY COMMITTEE & PROPERTY OWNERS
- Bruce Schweizer & Matthew Gianniny, Adjacent Property Owners
- Heidi Schweizer, Architect; Adjacent Property Owner Representative
- Carol Grigsby, Blue Ridge Garden Club Representative
- John Adamson, Adjacent Property Owner
- Spencer Suter, Rockbridge County Administrator
- Thomas Wagner, City of Lexington Engineer
- Skip Ravenhorst, Architect; Original Veterans' Memorial Designer
- Steve Grist, Adjacent Property Owner
- Leslie Straughan, Lexington City Council Member
- Arvid Christensen, Adjacent Property Owner
- Ann Parker Gottwald, Adjacent Property Owner
- Tracy Lyons, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
- Mark Bryant, MOAA President; Veterans' Representative
- Bob Hopkins & David Kuroski, VFW Commanders; Veterans' Representatives
- Trent Roberts, City of Lexington Fire Marshal
- Steve Paulk, City of Lexington Building Official
- Woody Sadler, Nearby Property Owner
- Eric Wilson, Rockbridge Historical Society Executive Director
ARCHITECT
- Arthur Bartenstein of ABL Landscape Architecture
- Bugs Utsey & Kelly Morikawa
CONTRACTORS & WORKERS
- Robbie Faulkner of Robert L. Faulkner & Son
- Robert Faulkner II
- Carlos Hernandez
- Miguel Mateo
- Ramon Hernandez
- Emanuel Flores Encisco
- Dantos O Duarte
- Rodrigo Bolanos-Perez
- Leocadio Bustillo Euceda (George)
- Edwin Perez
- Ramon Bustillo
- Erik Hernandez
- Elias Martinez
- Skarlette Duarte Hernandez
- Walter Garrett of Garrett Landscapes
- Matt Hoke & Hans Gutierrez
MSL BOARD & STAFF
- MSL Board of Directors
- Jeremy Franklin & Merryn Williams, MSL Staff
MSL DESIGN COMMITTEE
- Jeff Hughes
- Arthur Bartenstein
- Rebecca Logan
- Leslie Giles
- Aurora McClain
- John Feinauer
- Laurie Gist
- Emilie Ann Davis
PROJECT BACKGROUND
This endeavor aims to rejuvenate Court House Square to instill collective community pride in a jewel of downtown. Goals of the project are to:
- Maximize positive community and personal usage,
- Improve overall appearance, accessibility, and landscape design,
- Ensure effective maintenance,
- Use interpretive signage to reveal the historical significance of the space, and,
- Enhance engagement with and preservation of the Veterans' Memorial.
