Federal Building (Wilkesboro, North Carolina)

Federal Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Federal Building, September 2013
Location	201 W. Main St., Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°8′50″N 81°21′15″W / 36.14722°N 81.35417°WCoordinates: 36°8′50″N 81°21′15″W / 36.14722°N 81.35417°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1915
Architect	Wetmore, James A.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Federal Revival
MPS	Wilkesboro MRA
NRHP Reference #	82003523[1]
Added to NRHP	August 24, 1982

Federal Building, also known as the Wilkes County Board of Education Building, is a historic government building located at Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore and built in 1915. It is a five part brick building in the Federal Revival style. It consists of a two-story, three bay central section, flanked by one-story entrances, which are in turn flanked by one-story wings. The post office was located in the west wing. The building features terra cotta decorative elements.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Laura A. W. Phillips (May 1980). "Federal Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.