Community Building (Salisbury, North Carolina)

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Community Building
RowanMuseum-CommunityBldg-SalisburyNC.jpg
Community Building, April 2012
Community Building (Salisbury, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Community Building (Salisbury, North Carolina)
Location 200 N. Main St., Salisbury, North Carolina
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Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1854 (1854)-1857
Architect Conrad & Williams
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 70000468[1]
Added to NRHP March 5, 1970

The Community Building, originally built as the Rowan County Courthouse, is a historic building located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built between 1854 and 1857, and is a two-story, Classical Revival, stuccoed brick building on a granite foundation. It measures 50 feet wide and 85 feet long and features a pedimented portico supported by six Doric order columns. The portico includes a cast iron balcony and the building is distinguished by tall windows. A new Rowan County Courthouse was built in 1914, and the building used as a community center.[2] The building is operated by the Rowan Museum.

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

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