Old Orange County Courthouse (North Carolina)
Old Orange County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built in 1845, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style, temple-form brick structure. It replaced Dickerson Chapel as the county's courthouse. The front facade features a Doric order tetrastyle pedimented portico and two-stage clock tower. The building served as the seat of Orange County's government until 1954, when a new building was completed.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is located in the Hillsborough Historic District.
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Old Orange County Courthouse
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ John B. Wells, III (March 1971). "Old Orange County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-191, "Orange County Courthouse, King & Churton Streets, Hillsborough, Orange County, NC", 8 photos, 21 measured drawings, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
