Mecklenburg County Courthouse (North Carolina)
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Mecklenburg County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It was designed by architect Louis H. Asbury and built between 1925 and 1928. It is four-story, rectangular, Neoclassical building sheathed in limestone. The structure is a three-part composition with a decastyle Corinthian order portico on the front facade. The rear elevation has a tetrastyle portico sheltering the three-center bays and Corinthian pilasters.[2]
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Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse | |
Location | E. Trade, Alexander, and E. 4th Sts., Charlotte, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°13′16″N 80°50′15″W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1925 (1925)-1928 |
Architect | Asbury, Louis H. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | North Carolina County Courthouses TR |
NRHP reference No. | 79001734[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 10, 1979 |
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]