Person County Courthouse

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Person County Courthouse
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Person County Courthouse, March 2008
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LocationMain St. between Abbitt and Court Sts., Roxboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°23′39″N78°59′1″W / 36.39417°N 78.98361°W / 36.39417; -78.98361
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1930 (1930)
ArchitectHartmann, Charles C.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, International Style
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 79001744 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

Person County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina. It was designed in 1930 by architect Charles C. Hartmann, and is a four-story, rectangular, Classical Revival style tan brick building. The front facade features paired pilasters with flattened and stylized Corinthian order caps. [2]

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