Mecklenburg County Courthouse (North Carolina)

Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse
Location E. Trade, Alexander, and E. 4th Sts., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°13′16″N 80°50′15″W / 35.22111°N 80.83750°W / 35.22111; -80.83750Coordinates: 35°13′16″N 80°50′15″W / 35.22111°N 80.83750°W / 35.22111; -80.83750
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1925 (1925)-1928
Architect Asbury, Louis H.
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 79001734[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1979

Mecklenburg County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Louis H. Asbury and built between 1925 and 1928. It is four-story, rectangular, Neoclassical building sheathed in limestone. The structure is a three-part composition with a decastyle Corinthian order portico on the front facade. The rear elevation has a tetrastyle portico sheltering the three-center bays and Corinthian pilasters.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "Mecklenburg County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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