Alleghany County Courthouse (North Carolina)
Appearance
Alleghany County Courthouse | |
![]() Alleghany County Courthouse, November 2008 | |
Location | Main and Whitehead Sts., Sparta, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°30′21″N 81°7′15″W / 36.50583°N 81.12083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1933 |
Architect | Barton, Harry |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | North Carolina County Courthouses TR |
NRHP reference No. | 79001657[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 10, 1979 |
Alleghany County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina. It was built in 1933, and is a two-story, H-shaped Classical Revival style brick building. The front facade features a tetrastyle Tuscan order portico. It was built after "The Big Fire" of 1932 destroyed the courthouse and a block of businesses and homes.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses: Alleghany County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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- County courthouses in North Carolina
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