Perquimans County Courthouse

Perquimans County Courthouse
Perquimans County Courthouse, October 2012
Location Market St., Hertford, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°11′21″N 76°27′55″W / 36.18917°N 76.46528°W / 36.18917; -76.46528Coordinates: 36°11′21″N 76°27′55″W / 36.18917°N 76.46528°W / 36.18917; -76.46528
Area less than one acre
Built 1819 (1819)-1825
Built by Gatling, John
Architectural style Georgian
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 79001743[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1979

Perquimans County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. It was built between 1819 and 1825, and is a 2 1/2-story, four bay, Georgian style brick building. It has a "T"-shaped plan, with late-19th and 20th century rear additions. The front facade features a one-story, one-bay pedimented portico with molded brick columns.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Hertford Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "Perquimans County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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