Yancey County Courthouse Explained

Yancey County Courthouse
Location:W. Main at Town Square, Burnsville, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.9167°N -82.3003°W
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:May 10, 1979
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:79001767

Yancey County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina. It was built in 1908, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style, stuccoed concrete block building faced in stucco. It has a central pedimented entrance pavilion surmounted by a blocky cupola. It features Corinthian order pilasters and polygonal corner projections. The building housed county offices until 1965, when a new courthouse was constructed.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley. North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Yancey County Courthouse . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d. . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-07-01.