Yancey County Courthouse

Yancey County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Burnsville City Hall, June 2013
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Location	W. Main at Town Square, Burnsville, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°55′0″N82°18′1″W / 35.91667°N 82.30028°W / 35.91667; -82.30028
Area	less than one acre
Built	1908 (1908)
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.	79001767 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 10, 1979

Yancey County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina. It was built in 1908, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style, stuccoed concrete block building faced in stucco. It has a central pedimented entrance pavilion surmounted by a blocky cupola.

The building features Corinthian order pilasters and polygonal corner projections. It served as the location for county offices until 1965, when a new courthouse was constructed. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Yancey County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 1, 2015.