Bertie County Courthouse

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Bertie County Courthouse
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Bertie County Courthouse in 1909
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LocationKing and Dundee Sts., Windsor, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°59′50″N76°56′49″W / 35.99722°N 76.94694°W / 35.99722; -76.94694
Arealess than one acre
Built1889 (1889)
Built byL. Thrower
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part of Windsor Historic District (ID86003146)
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 79001662 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

Bertie County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina. It was built in 1889, and is a 2 1/2-story, brick Neoclassical style building with a gable roof topped by a polygonal cupola. In 1941, the portico was enlarged and wings added to the main block. A rear addition was built in 1974. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is located in the Windsor Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Bertie County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.