old court house square
Check back here for updates about the Court House Grounds renovation project!
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
View our map detailing pedestrian access to the Grounds during the current phase of the project.
COURT HOUSE SQUARE FAQS
The Court House Square project has many facets, including landscaping, plant selection, and more. Please continue scrolling for background information about the project, or click the button below to view answers to frequently asked questions.
project overview
The project is being executed by two esteemed local contractors, Robert L. Faulkner & Son, Inc. and Garrett Landscapes, who are working in close collaboration with renowned landscape architect Arthur Bartenstein of ABL Landscape Architecture. Their combined expertise ensures a thoughtful and respectful approach to the site’s historical significance. The project’s executive committee will also hold regular meetings with the contractors to ensure a continuous channel of communication with the local community about the progress of the rehabilitation.
For additional details, please visit our FAQs page, or click here to view our press release from Wednesday, July 2.
We will also be posting updates here and on the FAQs page, including specific information about the project timeline.
For additional details, please visit our FAQs page, or click here to view our press release from Wednesday, July 2.
We will also be posting updates here and on the FAQs page, including specific information about the project timeline.
fundraising campaign
If you would like to contribute to the rehabilitation of this beloved and historic community space, please contact MSL at [email protected] or 540-319-4181.
Thank you to our lead sponsors and 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
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:
PROJECT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Our advisory committee includes representation from the following individuals and organizations:
- 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.
PROJECT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Jesse Lyons, Chair
- Rebecca Logan, Executive Director (retired), Main Street Lexington
- Steve McAllister, Treasurer & Vice President for Finance and Administration, Washington and Lee University
- Arthur Bartenstein, Landscape Architect, Member of Architectural Review Board
- Jeff Hughes, Design Committee Chair and Past President, Main Street Lexington
PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Our advisory committee includes representation from the following individuals and organizations:
- Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
- Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
- Adjacent Property Owners
- Blue Ridge Garden Club
- County Administrator
- City Public Works Department
- Original Veterans Memorial Chairman
- Original Veterans Memorial Architect
- City Council
- Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
- City Fire Marshal
- Historic Lexington Foundation
- Washington and Lee University
- Virginia Military Institute
