Gates County Courthouse

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Gates County Courthouse
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LocationCourt St.,
Gatesville, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°24′13″N76°45′11″W / 36.4035°N 76.7530°W / 36.4035; -76.7530 Coordinates: 36°24′13″N76°45′11″W / 36.4035°N 76.7530°W / 36.4035; -76.7530
Arealess than one acre
Built1836 (1836)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference # 76001325 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 1976

Gates County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Gatesville, Gates County, North Carolina. It was built in 1836, and is a two-story, "T"-shaped, seven bay, Federal style brick building. It has a three bay central projecting entrance pavilion and a delicate cast-iron second floor balcony added in 1904. [2]

Courthouse building which is home to a court

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Gatesville, North Carolina Town in North Carolina, United States

Gatesville is a town in Gates County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 321 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Gates County.

Gates County, North Carolina U.S. county in North Carolina, United States

Gates County is a small, rural county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of North Carolina, on the border with Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,197. Its county seat is Gatesville.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Joe Mobley and Catherine W. Cockshutt (n.d.). "Gates County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.