Vance County Courthouse

Vance County Courthouse
Location 122 Young St.,
Henderson, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°19′43″N 78°24′08″W / 36.3286°N 78.4022°W / 36.3286; -78.4022Coordinates: 36°19′43″N 78°24′08″W / 36.3286°N 78.4022°W / 36.3286; -78.4022
Area less than one acre
Built 1884 (1884), 1908
Architect James R. Thrower; Milburn, Heister & Company
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 79001757[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1979

The former Vance County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina. It was originally built in 1884, and 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

  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: Vance County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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