Catawba County Courthouse | |
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| Location | S. Main, W.A, S. College, and W. 1st Sts., Newton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°39′47″N 81°13′19″W / 35.66306°N 81.22194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1924 |
| Built by | Stout, J.J. |
| Architect | Rogers, Willard G. |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| MPS | North Carolina County Courthouses TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001690 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 1979 |
Catawba County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1924, and is a two-story, Renaissance Revival style granite veneered structure. It consists of a two-story main block flanked by slightly recessed two-story wings. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is located in the Newton Downtown Historic District.
Now home to the Catawba County Museum of History, the Courthouse was designed by Willard G. Rogers of Charlotte and built by J. J. Stout for $250,000. [3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Catawba County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "Museum of History". catawbahistory.org. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
Categories:
- County courthouses in North Carolina
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Government buildings completed in 1924
- Renaissance Revival architecture in North Carolina
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Catawba County, North Carolina
- Newton, North Carolina
- 1924 establishments in North Carolina
- Catawba County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs