Wythe County is named for George Wythe, who was the first Virginian to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Bland County
E – Pulaski County
S – Carroll County and Grayson County
W – Smyth County
Created: December 1, 1789 
County Seat:
Evansham 1790 – 1839
Wytheville 1839 – present
Old County Courthouse – Wytheville
Location: 215 South Fourth Street / West Spring Street
Built: 1900 – 1902
Style: Neo-Classical
Architect: Frank P Milburn
Contractor: J E Parrish
Description: The building faces northeast and is a two story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building sits on a low hill which descends on the north side in the center of Wytheville. The northeast front has a projecting center section with a large portico with four Corinthian columns rising to a wide pediment at the roof line. There is a wide balcony on the second story. On the center of the roof is a large eight-sided dome with clock and gold colored roof at the top. The interior features a center lobby with patterned ceilings, heavy scroll brackets at the intersection of passageways, and staircases with turned balusters and decorative square newels. The building is used for county offices.
See: The architect Frank Pierce Milburn of Washington, DC.
County Judicial Center – Wytheville
Location: 225 South Fourth Street / West Spring Street
Built: 1997 – 1999
Style: Modern
Architect: J A Gibson & Associates
Contractor: Swope Construction Company
Description: The building faces northwest and is a two story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Wytheville with the ciurthouse to the southwest across the plaza. The front has wide steps ascending to a large portico with four columns rising to a large portico at the roof line. The building is “L” shaped with a south west wing extending behind the District Court Building. The roof line is flat. The building is named as the Law Enforcement and Judicial Center. The building houses the County Circuit Court and County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of the 27th Judicial Circuit.
County District Court – Wytheville
Location: 245 South Fourth Street / West Spring Street
Built: 1973 – 1974
Style: Modern
Architect: Smithey & Boynton of Roanoke
Contractor: Richard E Phillippi Inc. of Wytheville
Description: The building faces southwest and is a one story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Wytheville with the courthouse on the west side. The southwest front has an arcade with five arches and recessed entrance. The roof line is flat. The building served as the Circuit Court Building and became the District Court Building. The building houses the County General District Court of the 27th Judicial Circuit. An addition was added in 1982. The architect and contractor was Burwil Construction Company Inc. of Bristol, Tennessee. The old 1818 courthouse bell is housed in the County District Court Building.
See: The 27th Judicial Circuit includes Bland County, Carroll County, Floyd County, Galax, Giles County, Grayson County, Montgomery County, Pulaski County and Radford.
History: In 1772, Fincastle County was created with county seat at Austinville near Wytheville. The county was created in 1789 and Evansham was selected as the county seat in 1790. The county met in different buildings and the first courthouse was designed and built by John Toncray in 1818. In 1839, the name of the county seat was changed to Wytheville. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1900 to 1902. The District Court Building was constructed in 1n 1973 to 1974. The Law Enforcement and Judicial Center was constructed in 1997 to 1999.
County Courthouse – Wytheville
County Judicial Center – Wytheville
County District Court – Wytheville
Bell from 1818 County Courthouse
Photos taken 2013