Henry County is named for Patrick Henry, who was the first Governor of Virginia after independence.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Franklin County
S – Rockingham County, North Carolina and Stokes County, North Carolina
W – Patrick County
Surrounds Independent City – Martinsville
Created: October 7, 1776 
County Seat:
Martinsville 1777 – present
Old County Courthouse – Martinsville
Location: 1 East Main Street / Franklin Street
Built: 1824 – 1825
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: George Tucker
Contractor: Samuel Taleferro
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick and wood structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds with a descending slope on the north side in the center of Martinsville. The south front has a large portico with four white colored columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. The second story has a wide balcony. The wood framed entrance with small pediments above are on either side of the portico. The roof is hipped. An addition were built on the north side in 1890 and the building was remodeled in 1929. The building is now the Heritage Center & Museum.
County Courthouse – Martinsville-Colinsville
Location: 3160 Kings Mountain Road / Refuse Road
Built: 1993 – 1996
Style: Modern
Architect: The Moseley McClintock Group
Contractor: Branch and Associates
Description: The building faces south and is a three story red colored brick, buff colored concrete and glass structure. The building is located north of Martinsville in Collinsville on landscaped grounds with the County Administration Building on the west side. The south front has a high round section towards the east side and has vertical pillars with glass panels between. The top of the section has a green colored dome. The center and west part of the front has vertical red colored brick dividers with windows between. The third story is recessed and has buff colored brick. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County Circuit Court, County General District Court and County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of the 21st Judicial Circuit.
See: The 21st Judicial Circuit includes Martinsville and Patrick County.
History: The county was created in 1777 as Patrick Henry County and Martinsville was selected as the county seat. The county met in different buildings. In 1791, the county was named as Henry County when the west part became Patrick County. The first courthouse was a hewn log structure with stone foundation erected in 1793. The second courthouse was constructed in 1824 to 1825 and is still standing. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1993 to 1996.
County Administration Building – Martinsville-Collinsville
Location: 3160 Kings Mountain Road / Refuse Road
Built: Unknown
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces south and is a four story cream colored concrete and glass structure. The building is located north of Martinsville on landscaped grounds with the courthouse on the east side. The building has vertical concrete dividers with narrow vertical windows. A wide edge runs along the flat roof line.
Note – Within the county is the independent city of Martinsville
Old County Courthouse – Martinsville
County Courthouse – Martinsville-Colinsville
County Administration Building – Martinsville-Colinsville
Photos taken 2013