The Old Davidson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, gable front stuccoed stone temple-form building. It features a prostyle hexastyle portico, with fluted Roman Corinthian order columns. Above the portico is an octagonal clock tower. It was remodeled in 1918. Most county offices moved to a new courthouse built in 1959.[2]
Old Davidson County Courthouse | |
 Old Davidson County Courthouse, October 2008 | |
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| Location | Main and Center Sts., Lexington, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°49′30″N 80°15′13″W / 35.82500°N 80.25361°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1858 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000576[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 24, 1971 |
The building houses the Davidson County Historical Museum and was rededicated in 2014.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] It is located in the Uptown Lexington Historic District.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (April 1971). "Old Davidson County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
- ^ Davidson County Historical Museum website
External links
edit- Davidson County Historical Museum
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-300, "Old Davidson County Courthouse, Main & Center Streets, Lexington, Davidson County, NC", 1 photo