Alleghany County Courthouse (North Carolina)

Alleghany County Courthouse
Alleghany County Courthouse, November 2008
Location Main and Whitehead Sts., Sparta, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°30′21″N 81°7′15″W / 36.50583°N 81.12083°WCoordinates: 36°30′21″N 81°7′15″W / 36.50583°N 81.12083°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1933
Architect Barton, Harry
Architectural style Classical Revival
Governing body Local
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 79001657[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1979

Alleghany County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina. It was built in 1933, and is a two-story, H-shaped Classical Revival style brick building. The front facade features a tetrastyle Tuscan order portico. It was built after "The Big Fire" of 1932 destroyed the courthouse and a block of businesses and homes.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses: Alleghany County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.