Catawba County Courthouse

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Catawba County Courthouse
Historic Catawba County Courthouse - Newton, NC.jpg
Catawba County Courthouse is located in North Carolina
Catawba County Courthouse
LocationS. Main, W.A, S. College, and W. 1st Sts., Newton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°39′47″N 81°13′19″W / 35.66306°N 81.22194°W / 35.66306; -81.22194Coordinates: 35°39′47″N 81°13′19″W / 35.66306°N 81.22194°W / 35.66306; -81.22194
Arealess than one acre
Built1924 (1924)
Built byStout, J.J.
ArchitectRogers, Willard G.
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPSNorth Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.79001690[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

Catawba County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1924, and is a two-story, Renaissance Revival style granite veneered structure. It consists of a two-story main block flanked by slightly recessed two-story wings.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Newton Downtown Historic District.

Now home to the Catawba County Museum of History, the Courthouse was designed by of Charlotte and built by J. J. Stout for $250,000.[3]

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 TR: Catawba County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. ^ "Museum of History". catawbahistory.org. Retrieved 2016-08-23.


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