Historic Ashe County Courthouse

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Historic Ashe County Courthouse
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Location301 E. Main St.,
Jefferson, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°25′15″N81°28′13″W / 36.42083°N 81.47028°W / 36.42083; -81.47028
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1904
Architect Wheeler & Runge, L.W. Cooper
Architectural style Beaux Arts
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 79001658 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

The Historic Ashe County Courthouse in Jefferson, North Carolina is a Beaux Arts style building built in 1904. It was designed by architects Wheeler & Runge.

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] [2]

Ashe County's present-day courthouse was built in 2000, located on Government Circle in Jefferson. [3]

Museum of Ashe County History

The Museum of Ashe County History has been restored and is located within the historic Ashe County Courthouse. [4] Exhibits include photos, artifacts from area industries, a railroad room with a model train layout and railroad artifacts, a room honoring Ashe County veterans, and the Ashe County Sports Hall of Fame.

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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 (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Courthouses in North Carolina (a thematic nomination)".
  3. County Courthouses, US (November 2, 2024). "Ashe County". US County Courthouses. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  4. "Official site". Museum of Ashe County History. Retrieved 8 December 2014.