Downtown Wilkesboro Historic District Explained

Downtown Wilkesboro Historic District
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Location:Bounded roughly by Cowles and Corporation Sts., Henderson Dr., and Woodland Blvd., Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.1483°N -81.1506°W
Built:1835
Architect:Wheeler & Runge
McMichael and Co.; others
Architecture:Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Added:April 30, 2009
Refnum:09000290

The Downtown Wilkesboro Historic District in Wilkesboro, North Carolina is a 37acres historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It included 69 contributing buildings, two contributing sites and one contributing object. It includes architecture by Wheeler, McMichael and Co.

The district includes the Wilkes County Courthouse, a 1902 Beaux-Arts/Classical Revival style building by Charlotte-based architects Wheeler & Runge. The building is large, brick and has a "tetrastyle Ionic portico and Second Empire cupola dominates the Courthouse Square and its surroundings and serves as a major landmark in the town as well as in Wilkes County."[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000469}} Wilkesboro MRA].
  2. Web site: Laura A. W. Phillips. Downtown Wilkesboro Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . December 2008 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-07-01.