Appomattox Court House * Tour the Village
The Village of Appomattox Court House almost disappeared after the Civil War. Much of the town’s commerce migrated to nearby Appomattox Station due to its railroad connection, and when the county courthouse burned down in 1892 it was moved as well. The famed McLean House was dismantled to be moved away as a museum, but the plans never worked out and the piles of material rotted away.
In 1934 the National Park Service proposed restoring the village to is Civil War appearance. The area was designated a historical monument in 1935, and in 1954 it was redesignated the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. The courthouse and McLean House were rebuilt and the the structures that had survived were restored.
Click on highlighted structures and markers to go to their pages. Streets in brown are pedestrian only.
buildings:
Appomattox County Court House (Visitor Center)
McLean House (site of Lee’s surrender to grant)
Clover Hill Tavern
Meeks Store
Peers House
Jones Law Office
historical markers:
Final Combat wayside marker & “Last shot from the artillery” tablet
Lee and Grant Meet wayside marker and tablet
Salute of Arms wayside marker
The Surrender Ceremony