Hoke County Courthouse

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Hoke County Courthouse
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Hoke County Courthouse, March 2007
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LocationMain and Edenborough Sts., Raeford, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°58′50″N79°13′19″W / 34.98056°N 79.22194°W / 34.98056; -79.22194 Coordinates: 34°58′50″N79°13′19″W / 34.98056°N 79.22194°W / 34.98056; -79.22194
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
Built byJ. A. Jones
Architect Milburn, Heister & Company
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 79001725 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

Hoke County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Raeford, Hoke County, North Carolina. It was designed by the architectural firm of Milburn, Heister & Company and built in 1912. It is a three-story Classical Revival style tan brick building fronted by a tetrastyle pedimented Ionic order portico. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [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. Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Hoke County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.