Catawba County Courthouse
Catawba County Courthouse | |
Location | S. Main, W.A, S. College, and W. 1st Sts., Newton, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°39′47″N 81°13′19″W / 35.66306°N 81.22194°WCoordinates: 35°39′47″N 81°13′19″W / 35.66306°N 81.22194°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1924 |
Built by | Stout, J.J. |
Architect | Rogers, Willard G. |
Architectural style | Renaissance |
MPS | North Carolina County Courthouses TR |
NRHP reference No. | 79001690[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 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[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Museum of History". catawbahistory.org. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
Categories:
- County courthouses in North Carolina
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Government buildings completed in 1924
- Renaissance Revival architecture in North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Catawba County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Catawba County, North Carolina
- Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina
- Catawba County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs