Buncombe County Courthouse | |
.jpg.webp) Buncombe County Courthouse, January 2019 | |
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| Location | College and Davidson Sts., Asheville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°35′45″N 82°32′55″W / 35.59583°N 82.54861°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1924-1928 |
| Architect | Milburn, Frank |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Skyscraper |
| MPS | North Carolina County Courthouses TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001674[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 1979 |
Buncombe County Courthouse & Asheville City Hall, 2012
Buncombe County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Frank Pierce Milburn and built between 1924 and 1928. It is a 17-story, steel frame skyscraper sheathed in brick and ashlar veneer. It features complex setbacks and an extravagant overlay of Neo-Classical Revival ornament.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District.
References
- 1 2 "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: Buncombe County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
External links
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