Buncombe County Courthouse
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Buncombe County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Frank Pierce Milburn and built between 1924 and 1928. It is a 17-story, steel frame skyscraper sheathed in brick and ashlar veneer. It features complex setbacks and an extravagant overlay of Neo-Classical Revival ornament.[2]
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Buncombe County Courthouse | |
Location | College and Davidson Sts., Asheville, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°35′45″N 82°32′55″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1924 (1924)-1928 |
Architect | Milburn, Frank |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Skyscraper |
MPS | North Carolina County Courthouses TR |
NRHP reference No. | 79001674[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 10, 1979 |
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District.