Stokes County Courthouse

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Stokes County Courthouse
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Stokes County Courthouse, July 1975
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LocationMain St. between North St. and Courthouse Rd., Danbury, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°24′34″N80°12′22″W / 36.40944°N 80.20611°W / 36.40944; -80.20611
Arealess than one acre
Built1904
Architect Wheeler & Runge
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Beaux Arts
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 79001750 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

The Stokes County Courthouse in Danbury, North Carolina, United States was designed by Wheeler & Runge in Classical Revival and Beaux Arts styles. It was built in 1904. [1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The listing included three contributing buildings on 3.1 acres (1.3 ha). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Courthouses in North Carolina (a thematic nomination)".