Hyde County Courthouse (North Carolina)

Hyde County Courthouse
Location 20 Oyster Creek Rd., Swan Quarter, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°24′21″N 82°19′47″W / 35.40583°N 82.32972°WCoordinates: 35°24′21″N 82°19′47″W / 35.40583°N 82.32972°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1854-1855
Governing body Local
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 79001726[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1979

The Hyde County Courthouse is an historic courthouse building located at Swan Quarter, Hyde County, North Carolina. It was built in 1854-1855, and is a two-story, "T"-shaped stuccoed brick building. It has a Victorian style corbelled mousetooth cornice and ornately turned brackets. The courthouse was remodeled in 1878 and 1909 and drastically renovated in 1964.[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 TR: Hyde County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.

External links

Friends of Hyde County's Historic 1854 Courthouse