Madison County Courthouse (North Carolina)

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Madison County Courthouse
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Madison County Courthouse, April 2012
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LocationMain St., Marshall, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°47′51″N82°41′3″W / 35.79750°N 82.68417°W / 35.79750; -82.68417
Arealess than one acre
Built1907 (1907)
Built byBlue Ridge Construction Co.
ArchitectSmith & Carrier
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 79001732 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

Madison County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted Asheville architectural firm of Smith & Carrier and built in 1907. It is two-story, brick, Classical Revival style building. It has a hipped roof topped by a four-stage polygonal cupola. The front facade features a tetrastyle pedimented Corinthian order portico. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is located in the Marshall Main Street Historic District.

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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.). "Madison County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.