Buncombe County Courthouse

Buncombe County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Buncombe County Courthouse, August 2012

Location	College and Davidson Sts., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°35′45″N 82°32′55″W / 35.59583°N 82.54861°W / 35.59583; -82.54861Coordinates: 35°35′45″N 82°32′55″W / 35.59583°N 82.54861°W / 35.59583; -82.54861
Area	less than one acre
Built	1924 (1924)-1928
Architect	Milburn, Frank
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Skyscraper
MPS	North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference #	79001674^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 10, 1979

Buncombe County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Frank Pierce Milburn and built between 1924 and 1928. It a 17-story, steel frame skyscraper sheathed in brick and ashlar veneer. It features complex setbacks and an extravagant overlay of Neo-Classical Revival ornament.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1] It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District.

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Buncombe County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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