Ashe County Courthouse

Ashe County Courthouse
Location 301 E. Main St.,
Jefferson, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°25′15″N 81°28′13″W / 36.42083°N 81.47028°W / 36.42083; -81.47028Coordinates: 36°25′15″N 81°28′13″W / 36.42083°N 81.47028°W / 36.42083; -81.47028
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1904
Architect Wheeler & Runge, L.W. Cooper
Architectural style Beaux Arts
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference # 79001658[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1979

The Ashe County Courthouse in Jefferson, North Carolina is a Beaux Arts style building built in 1904. It was designed by architects Wheeler & Runge.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1][2]

Museum of Ashe County History

The Museum of Ashe County History has restored and is located in the historic Ashe County Courthouse.[3] Exhibits include photos, artifacts from area industries, a railroad room with a model train layout and railroad artifacts, a room honoring Ashe County veterans, and the Ashe County Sports Hall of Fame.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Courthouses in North Carolina (a thematic nomination)".
  3. ↑ "Official site". Museum of Ashe County History. Retrieved 8 December 2014.


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