Old Davidson County Courthouse (North Carolina) Explained

Old Davidson County Courthouse
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:Main and Center Sts., Lexington, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.825°N -80.2536°W
Built:1858
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:June 24, 1971
Refnum:71000576

The Old Davidson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, gable front stuccoed stone temple-form building. It features a prostyle hexastyle portico, with fluted Roman Corinthian order columns. Above the portico is an octagonal clock tower. It was remodeled in 1918. Most county offices moved to a new courthouse built in 1959.[1]

The building houses the Davidson County Historical Museum and was rededicated in 2014.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is located in the Uptown Lexington Historic District.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Survey and Planning Unit Staff . Old Davidson County Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . April 1971 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-10-01.
  2. http://www.co.davidson.nc.us/historicalmuseum/ Davidson County Historical Museum website