Buncombe County Courthouse | |
Nrhp Type: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | College and Davidson Sts., Asheville, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 35.5958°N -82.5486°W |
Built: | -1928 |
Architect: | Milburn, Frank |
Architecture: | Classical Revival, Skyscraper |
Added: | May 10, 1979 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 79001674 |
Buncombe County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Frank Pierce Milburn and built between 1924 and 1928. It is a 17-story, steel frame skyscraper sheathed in brick and ashlar veneer. It features complex setbacks and an extravagant overlay of Neo-Classical Revival ornament.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District.