McDowell County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Erle G. Stillwell and built between 1921 and 1923. It is three-story, late Neoclassical building sheathed in yellow brick. The rectangular structure is composed of a central block flanked by slightly recessed, unornamented wings.[2]
McDowell County Courthouse | |
 McDowell County Courthouse, February 2009 | |
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| Location | Main and E. Court Sts., Marion, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°41′2″N 82°0′32″W / 35.68389°N 82.00889°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1921-1923 |
| Built by | Southern Ferro Concrete Co. |
| Architect | Stillwell, Erle G. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | North Carolina County Courthouses TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003131[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Main Street Historic District.
References
edit- ^ 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.). "McDowell County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
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