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Vance County Courthouse

Coordinates: 36°19′43″N 78°24′08″W / 36.3286°N 78.4022°W / 36.3286; -78.4022
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Vance County Courthouse
Vance County Courthouse is located in North Carolina
Vance County Courthouse
Vance County Courthouse is located in the United States
Vance County Courthouse
Location122 Young St.,
Henderson, North Carolina
Coordinates36°19′43″N 78°24′08″W / 36.3286°N 78.4022°W / 36.3286; -78.4022
Arealess than one acre
Built1884 (1884), 1908
ArchitectJames R. Thrower; Milburn, Heister & Company
MPSNorth Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.79001757[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

The former Vance County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, United States. It was originally built in 1884, before it was extensively remodeled in 1908 by Milburn, Heister & Company in the Neoclassical style. It is a two-story, tan brick, cross-plan building with a monumental front portico supported by brick columns.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Henderson Central Business Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Vance County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.