Graham County Courthouse | |
Location | 12 N. Main St., Robbinsville, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°19′21″N83°48′25″W / 35.32250°N 83.80694°W |
Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
Built | 1942 |
Architect | Barber & McMurry |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 07000883 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 28, 2007 |
The Graham County Courthouse is located at 12 North Main Street in Robbinsville, the county seat of Graham County, North Carolina. The T-shaped building occupies a prominent location in the center of Robbinsville. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]
The first Graham County Courthouse was constructed in Robbinsville in 1874, but its floor collapsed two decades later while the building was packed during a murder trial. A replacement, built in 1895, was the last wooden courthouse built in North Carolina. The third and current building was completed in 1942. [3] [4]
The current courthouse is a Classical Revival structure designed by Barber and McMurry of Knoxville, Tennessee. It is fashioned from stone reportedly gathered in the Mill Creek area about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Robbinsville. The building is one of three North Carolina courthouses built with funds from the Depression-era Works Progress Administration. [2]
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