Beaufort County Courthouse

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Beaufort County Courthouse
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LocationCorner of W. 2nd and Market Sts., Washington, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°32′35″N77°03′16″W / 35.54306°N 77.05444°W / 35.54306; -77.05444
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1786 (1786)
NRHP reference No. 71000567 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 1971

Beaufort County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina. It was built about 1786, as a two-story, square brick building measuring 42 feet by 42 feet. It was later enlarged with a two-by rear extension and square clock tower. It is one of the earliest public buildings in North Carolina. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1] It is located in the Washington Historic District. It now serves as headquarters for and the Washington Branch of the Beaufort-Hyde-Martin Regional Library. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John Wells and Greer Suttlemyre (December 1970). "Beaufort County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. "Washington". BHM Regional Library. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2022.