Graham County Courthouse (North Carolina)

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Graham County Courthouse
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Location12 N. Main St., Robbinsville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°19′21″N83°48′25″W / 35.32250°N 83.80694°W / 35.32250; -83.80694 Coordinates: 35°19′21″N83°48′25″W / 35.32250°N 83.80694°W / 35.32250; -83.80694
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1942 (1942)
ArchitectBarber & McMurry
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 07000883 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 2007

The Graham County Courthouse is located at 12 North Main Street in Robbinsville, the county seat of Graham County, North Carolina. The current courthouse is a Classical Revival structure designed by Barber and McMurry of Knoxville, Tennessee, and completed in 1942; it is the third courthouse to stand on the property. The T-shaped building is fashioned from stone reportedly gathered in the Mill Creek area about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Robbinsville. The building occupies a prominent location in the center of Robbinsville; it is one of three North Carolina courthouses built with funds from the Depression-era Works Progress Administration. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Graham County Courthouse" (PDF). North Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2014-08-02.