Buncombe County Courthouse

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Buncombe County Courthouse
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Buncombe County Courthouse, January 2019
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LocationCollege and Davidson Sts., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°35′45″N82°32′55″W / 35.59583°N 82.54861°W / 35.59583; -82.54861
Arealess than one acre
Built1924 (1924)-1928
ArchitectMilburn, Frank
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Skyscraper
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 79001674 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979
Buncombe County Courthouse & Asheville City Hall, 2012 Buncombe County Courthouse & Asheville City Hall.jpg
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.

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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: Buncombe County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.