Old Orange County Courthouse (Hillsborough, North Carolina)

Old Orange County Courthouse

Old Orange County Courthouse, March 2007
Location 106 E. King St., Hillsborough, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°5′34″N 79°5′56″W / 36.09278°N 79.09889°W / 36.09278; -79.09889Coordinates: 36°5′34″N 79°5′56″W / 36.09278°N 79.09889°W / 36.09278; -79.09889
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1845 (1845)
Built by Berry, Capt. John
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 71000611[1]
Added to NRHP June 24, 1971

Old Orange County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built in 1845, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style, temple-form brick structure. The front facade features a Doric order tetrastyle pedimented portico and two-stage clock tower. The building served as the seat of Orange County's government until 1954 when a new building was completed.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] It is located in the Hillsborough Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. John B. Wells, III (March 1971). "Old Orange 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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