Forsyth County Courthouse (North Carolina)
Forsyth County Courthouse | |
![]() Forsyth County Courthouse, September 2007 | |
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Location | 11 W. 3rd St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°05′53″N 80°14′40″W / 36.09806°N 80.24444°WCoordinates: 36°05′53″N 80°14′40″W / 36.09806°N 80.24444°W |
Area | 0.91 acres (0.37 ha) |
Built | 1896 | , 1926, 1959–1960
Architect | Northup & O’Brien |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts, Romanesque Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 13000205[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 23, 2013 |
Forsyth County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a three-story, limestone clad, Beaux-Arts style building that incorporates interior elements of the earlier 1896, Romanesque Revival style courthouse. Between 1959 and 1960, additions were built onto the front and rear.[2] It has been converted into private apartments and in 2018, was owned by Winston Courthouse LLC.[3] In front of it for decades was the Confederate Soldiers Monument, which was removed in 2019.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/22/13 through 4/26/13. National Park Service. 2013-05-03.
- ^ Anne Barrett; Ashley Neville; John Salmon (August 2012). "Forsyth County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ O’Donnell, Lisa (January 1, 2019). "Remove Confederate statue or face possible legal action, Winston-Salem tells United Daughters of the Confederacy". News and Record.
Categories:
- County courthouses in North Carolina
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Beaux-Arts architecture in North Carolina
- Romanesque Revival architecture in North Carolina
- Government buildings completed in 1926
- Buildings and structures in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Forsyth County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs