Gaston County Courthouse Explained

Gaston County Courthouse
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:N. York and S. South Sts.,
Gastonia, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.2631°N -81.1844°W
Built:-1910
Architect:Milburn, Heister & Company
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:May 10, 1979
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:79001708

Gaston County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. It was designed by Milburn, Heister & Company in 1909 and built in 1910. It is a three-story, rectangular, Classical Revival style tan brick building with a rear addition. It features pedimented porticoes supported by Ionic order columns, a heavy modillion and dentil cornice, and three-sided pavilions on the side elevations. The building was renovated in 1954.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Downtown Gastonia Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley . North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Gaston County Courthouse . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d.. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.