Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse | |
Location: | E. Trade, Alexander, and E. 4th Sts., Charlotte, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 35.2211°N -80.8375°W |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Marker: | building |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map showing the location of Mecklenburg County Courthouse |
Built: | -1928 |
Architect: | Asbury, Louis H. |
Architecture: | Classical Revival |
Added: | May 10, 1979 |
Refnum: | 79001734 |
Mecklenburg County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It was designed by architect Louis H. Asbury and built between 1925 and 1928. It is four-story, rectangular, Neoclassical building sheathed in limestone. The structure is a three-part composition with a decastyle Corinthian order portico on the front facade. The rear elevation has a tetrastyle portico sheltering the three-center bays and Corinthian pilasters.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.