United States Post Office and County Courthouse (Statesville, North Carolina)

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U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
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Location227 S. Center St.,
Statesville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°46′59″N80°53′15″W / 35.78306°N 80.88750°W / 35.78306; -80.88750 Coordinates: 35°46′59″N80°53′15″W / 35.78306°N 80.88750°W / 35.78306; -80.88750
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1891 (1891)
ArchitectWilloughby J. Edbrooke
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 74001355 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 1974

The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, also known as Statesville City Hall, is a historic post office and courthouse building located at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by Willoughby J. Edbrooke and built in 1891. It is a rectangular 2 1/2-story structure, seven bays wide, and three bays deep. It is constructed of red brick and sandstone. The building has a two-story corner tower, one-story entrance pavilion with central arched recessed entrance, and a tall hip roof. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1] It is located in the Statesville 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. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (October 1973). "U.S. Post Office and Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.