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Federal Building (Wilkesboro, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 36°8′50″N 81°21′15″W / 36.14722°N 81.35417°W / 36.14722; -81.35417
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Federal Building
Federal Building, September 2013
Federal Building (Wilkesboro, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Federal Building (Wilkesboro, North Carolina)
Federal Building (Wilkesboro, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Federal Building (Wilkesboro, North Carolina)
Location201 W. Main St., Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°8′50″N 81°21′15″W / 36.14722°N 81.35417°W / 36.14722; -81.35417
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectOffice of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Federal Revival
MPSWilkesboro MRA
NRHP reference No.82003523[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1982

Federal Building, also known as the Wilkes County Board of Education Building, is a historic government building located at Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore and built in 1915. It is a five-part brick building in the Federal Revival style. It consists of a two-story, three-bay central section, flanked by one-story entrances, which are in turn flanked by one-story wings. The post office was located in the west wing. The building features terra cotta decorative elements.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (May 1980). "Federal Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.