Old Orange County Courthouse | |
Nrhp Type: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | 106 E. King St., Hillsborough, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 36.0928°N -79.0989°W |
Builder: | Capt. John Berry |
Architecture: | Greek Revival |
Added: | June 24, 1971 |
Refnum: | 71000611 |
Old Orange County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built in 1845, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style, temple-form brick structure. It replaced Dickerson Chapel as the county's courthouse. The front facade features a Doric order tetrastyle pedimented portico and two-stage clock tower. The building served as the seat of Orange County's government until 1954, when a new building was completed.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is located in the Hillsborough Historic District.