Montgomery County Courthouse | |
![]() Montgomery County Courthouse, March 2007 | |
Location | E. Main St. between S. Main and S. Pearl Sts., Troy, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°21′29″N79°53′36″W / 35.35806°N 79.89333°W Coordinates: 35°21′29″N79°53′36″W / 35.35806°N 79.89333°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1921 |
Architect | Benton & Benton |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | North Carolina County Courthouses TR |
NRHP reference # | 79001737 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 10, 1979 |
Montgomery County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina. It was designed by the architectural firm of Benton & Benton and built in 1921. It is a three-story, rectangular tan brick building in the Classical Revival style. It features a pedimented tetrastyle Doric order pedimented portico with a clock in the tympanum of the pediment. The interior was remodeled in 1976. [2]
A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply called "courts" or "court buildings". In most of Continental Europe and former non-English-speaking European colonies, the equivalent term is a palace of justice.
Troy is a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,188 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County. The short story by Charles W. Chesnutt, called "The Sheriff's Children," is set in Troy.
Montgomery County moco is a rural county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,798. Its county seat is Troy.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.
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