Davie County Courthouse

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Davie County Courthouse
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Davie County Courthouse, September 2013
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LocationCourthouse Sq., Mocksville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°53′37″N80°33′41″W / 35.89361°N 80.56139°W / 35.89361; -80.56139
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
Built byFall City Construction Co.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 79001702 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

Davie County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina. It was built in 1909, and is a two-story reinforced concrete and tan brick structure in the Classical Revival style. It features a tetrastyle Corinthian order in antis portico which shelters the center front entrance, with an ornate square clock cupola. The building was restored and renovated following a fire in 1916. The interior was renovated in 1971. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is located in the Downtown Mocksville 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: Davie County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved October 1, 2014.