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| location= 106 E. King St., [[Hillsborough, North Carolina]] |
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Revision as of 08:08, 7 September 2019
Old Orange County Courthouse | |
Location | 106 E. King St., Hillsborough, North Carolina |
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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[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 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. 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.
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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
Categories:
- Historic American Buildings Survey in North Carolina
- County courthouses in North Carolina
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Government buildings completed in 1845
- Hillsborough, North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Orange County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, North Carolina
- Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in North Carolina
- Research Triangle region, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs