Richmond County Courthouse (Rockingham, North Carolina)

Richmond County Courthouse
Richmond County Courthouse, September 2014
Location Franklin St. between Hancock and Lee Sts., Rockingham, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°56′15″N 79°46′26″W / 34.93750°N 79.77389°W / 34.93750; -79.77389Coordinates: 34°56′15″N 79°46′26″W / 34.93750°N 79.77389°W / 34.93750; -79.77389
Area less than one acre
Built 1922 (1922)-1923
Built by Little, J.P., & Son
Architect Hook, Charles C.
Architectural style Renaissance
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 79001747[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1979

The Richmond County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was designed by Charles Christian Hook and built in 1922-1923. It is a Renaissance Revival style ashlar veneer building that consists of a three-story central pavilion flanked by two-story wings. It features a hexastyle in antis portico.[2]

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

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.). "North Carolina County Courthouses: Richmond 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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