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| caption = Old Orange County Courthouse, March 2007
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Orange County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Orange County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina]]





Revision as of 17:52, 24 July 2016

Old Orange County Courthouse
Old Orange County Courthouse, March 2007
Old Orange County Courthouse (North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Old Orange County Courthouse (North Carolina)
Old Orange County Courthouse (North Carolina) is located in the United States
Old Orange County Courthouse (North Carolina)
Location106 E. King St., Hillsborough, North Carolina
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1845 (1845)
Built byBerry, Capt. John
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.71000611[1]
Added to NRHPJune 24, 1971

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. 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.