Perquimans County Courthouse

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Perquimans County Courthouse
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Perquimans County Courthouse, October 2012
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LocationMarket St., Hertford, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°11′21″N76°27′55″W / 36.18917°N 76.46528°W / 36.18917; -76.46528
Arealess than one acre
Built1819 (1819)-1825
Built byGatling, John
Architectural styleGeorgian
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 79001743 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

Perquimans County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. It was built between 1819 and 1825, and is a 2+12-story, four-bay, Georgian style brick building. It has a T-shaped plan, with late 19th- and 20th-century rear additions. The front facade features a one-story, one-bay pedimented portico with molded brick columns. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is located in the Hertford 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.). "Perquimans County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.