The Archibald Henderson Law Office is a historic law office building located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina.
Archibald Henderson Law Office | |
 Archibald Henderson Law Office, April 2012 | |
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| Location | Church and Fisher Sts., Salisbury, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°40′3″N 80°28′20″W / 35.66750°N 80.47222°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1796 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000993[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1972 |
History
editThe Law Office was built in 1796, and is a one-story, one room, frame building with a low hipped roof and a brick foundation. It was the law office of Congressman and North Carolina politician Archibald Henderson (1768–1822). Upon his death, the law office was inherited by his daughter, Jane Caroline Henderson, who married Congressman and jurist, Nathaniel Boyden (1796–1873).[2]
The Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] It is located in the Salisbury Historic District.
See also
edit- Alfred Moore Scales Law Office: NRHP listing in Madison, North Carolina
- Brown-Cowles House and Cowles Law Office: NRHP listing in Wilkesboro, North Carolina
- Thomas B. Finley Law Office: NRHP listing in Wilkesboro, North Carolina
- Nash Law Office: NRHP listing in Hillsborough, North Carolina
- Zollicoffer's Law Office: NRHP listing in Henderson, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Rowan County, North Carolina
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ John B. Wells, III (July 1971). "Archibald Henderson Law Office" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.