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	Old Orange County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Old Orange County Courthouse, September 2019
Location	106 E. King St., Hillsborough, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°5′34″N 79°5′56″W / 36.09278°N 79.09889°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1845
Built by	Capt. John Berry
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	71000611
Added to NRHP	June 24, 1971

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Old Orange County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built in 1845, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style, temple-form brick structure. It replaced Dickerson Chapel as the county's courthouse. The front facade features a Doric order tetrastyle pedimented portico and two-stage clock tower. The building served as the seat of Orange County's government until 1954, when a new building was completed.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1] It is located in the Hillsborough Historic District.

Old Orange County Courthouse

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ John B. Wells, III (March 1971). "Old Orange County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-191, "Orange County Courthouse, King & Churton Streets, Hillsborough, Orange County, NC", 8 photos, 21 measured drawings, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page

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

[nrhpinv-2] John B. Wells, III (March 1971). "Old Orange County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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-'''Old Orange County Courthouse''' is a historic [[courthouse]] building located at [[Hillsborough, North Carolina|Hillsborough]], [[Orange County, North Carolina]].  It was built in 1845, and is a is a two-story, [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]] style, temple-form brick structure.  The front facade features a [[Doric order]] tetrastyle pedimented [[portico]] and two-stage [[clock tower]].  The building served as the seat of Orange County's government until 1954 when a new building was completed.<ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web | author =John B. Wells, III| title =Old Orange County Courthouse| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =March 1971| url = http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/nr/OR0014.pdf | format = pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2015-02-01}}</ref>
+'''Old Orange County Courthouse''' is a historic [[courthouse]] building located at [[Hillsborough, North Carolina|Hillsborough]], [[Orange County, North Carolina]].  It was built in 1845, and is a two-story, [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]] style, temple-form brick structure. It replaced [[Dickerson Chapel]] as the county's courthouse. The front facade features a [[Doric order]] tetrastyle pedimented [[portico]] and two-stage [[clock tower]].  The building served as the seat of Orange County's government until 1954, when a new building was completed.<ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web | author =John B. Wells, III| title =Old Orange County Courthouse| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =March 1971| url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/OR0014.pdf | format = pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2015-02-01}}</ref>
 It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1971.<ref name="nris"/>  It is located in the [[Hillsborough Historic District]].
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+File:OldOCCourthouse.jpg|Old Orange County Courthouse
+</gallery>
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Buildings and structures in Orange County, North Carolina]]
 [[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, North Carolina]]
+[[Category:Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in North Carolina]]

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