Mecklenburg County Courthouse (North Carolina)

Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse March 2024
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Location	E. Trade, Alexander, and E. 4th Sts., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°13′16″N80°50′15″W / 35.22111°N 80.83750°W / 35.22111; -80.83750
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1925 (1925)-1928
Architect	Asbury, Louis H.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.	79001734 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 10, 1979

Mecklenburg County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It was designed by architect Louis H. Asbury and built between 1925 and 1928. It is four-story, rectangular, Neoclassical building sheathed in limestone. The structure is a three-part composition with a decastyle Corinthian order portico on the front facade. The rear elevation has a tetrastyle portico sheltering the three-center bays and Corinthian pilasters. ^[2]

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "Mecklenburg County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.