Currituck County Courthouse and Jail | |
Location: | SR 1242, Currituck, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 36.45°N -76.0169°W |
Built: | c., 1857, 1897, 1952 |
Architecture: | Classical Revival, Early Republic |
Added: | May 10, 1979 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 79001697 |
Currituck County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse and jail located at Currituck, Currituck County, North Carolina. The original two-story section of the courthouse was built about 1842, enlarged in 1897, and a rear wing was added in 1952. The 1897 remodeling added a second floor to the original one-story wings and Classical Revival style design elements. The jail was built about 1857, and is a two-story, rectangular building with 32 inch thick brick walls. It is one of the oldest extant jails in North Carolina. [1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.