Community Building (Salisbury, North Carolina)

	Community Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Community Building, April 2012
Location	200 N. Main St., Salisbury, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°40′6″N 80°28′7″W / 35.66833°N 80.46861°W
Area	0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built	1854-1857
Architect	Conrad & Williams
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	70000468
Added to NRHP	March 5, 1970

The Community Building, originally built as the Rowan County Courthouse, is a historic building located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built between 1854 and 1857, and is a two-story, Classical Revival, stuccoed brick building on a granite foundation. It measures 50 feet wide and 85 feet long and features a pedimented portico supported by six Doric order columns. The portico includes a cast iron balcony and the building is distinguished by tall windows. A new Rowan County Courthouse was built in 1914, and the building used as a community center.^[2] The building is operated by the Rowan Museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.^[1] It is located in the Salisbury Historic District.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Raymond F. Pisney (February 1970). "Community Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

External links

Rowan Museum website
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-12-B-6, "Rowan County Courthouse, 200 North Main Street, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC", 3 photos, 4 measured drawings, 2 data pages

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpinv-2] Raymond F. Pisney (February 1970). "Community Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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