Burke County Courthouse (North Carolina)

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Old Burke County Courthouse
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Old Burke County Courthouse (1938)
Burke County Courthouse (North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Burke County Courthouse (North Carolina)
Location 102 E Union Street, Morganton, North Carolina
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Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1833 (1833)-1835
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Morganton MRA
NRHP Reference # 70000443[1]
Added to NRHP April 17, 1970

The current Burke County Courthouse is located at 201 South Green Street, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina and operates as the courthouse for Burke County. It was opened in 1976 to replace the Old Burke County Courthouse.[2]

Old Burke County Courthouse

The Old Burke County Courthouse is the historic courthouse building located at 102 East Union Street, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. The Historic Burke County Courthouse was built in 1833-1835, and is a two storey, square stone building on a raised basement in the Classical Revival style. It features pedimented porticos on two sides and an elaborate cupola added during a remodeling in 1901.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1] and is located in the Morganton Downtown Historic District.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ "A History of Burke County". Carolana. Lewis, J.D. . Accessed 29 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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