Rutherford County Courthouse (North Carolina)

Rutherford County Courthouse
Rutherford County Courthouse, September 2011
Location Main St. between 2nd and 3rd Sts., Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°22′3″N 81°57′28″W / 35.36750°N 81.95778°W / 35.36750; -81.95778Coordinates: 35°22′3″N 81°57′28″W / 35.36750°N 81.95778°W / 35.36750; -81.95778
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1925 (1925)
Architect Louis H. Asbury
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference # 79001749[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1979

Rutherford County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Louis H. Asbury and built in 1925-1926. It is a two-story, Renaissance Revival style building faced with a smooth stone veneer. The front facade features a hexastyle portico in antis.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Main Street Historic District.

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 (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Rutherford County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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