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Richmond County Courthouse (North Carolina)

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Richmond County Courthouse
Richmond County Courthouse, September 2014
Richmond County Courthouse (North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Richmond County Courthouse (North Carolina)
LocationFranklin St. between Hancock and Lee Sts., Rockingham, North Carolina
Arealess than one acre
Built1922 (1922)-1923
Built byLittle, J.P., & Son
ArchitectHook, Charles C.
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPSNorth Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.79001747[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

The Richmond County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was designed by Charles Christian Hook and built in 1922-1923. It is a Renaissance Revival style ashlar veneer building that consists of a three-story central pavilion flanked by two-story wings. It features a hexastyle in antis portico.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses: Richmond County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.