Rockingham County Courthouse (North Carolina)
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Rockingham County Courthouse | |
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Rockingham County Courthouse, 1907 | |
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| Location | Highway 65, Wentworth, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°56′15″N 79°46′26″W / 34.93750°N 79.77389°WCoordinates: 34°56′15″N 79°46′26″W / 34.93750°N 79.77389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1907-1908 |
| Built by | Smith, B.F. |
| Architect | Milburn, Frank P. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | North Carolina County Courthouses TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 79001748[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 1979 |
The Rockingham County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Wentworth, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was designed by Frank P. Milburn and built in 1907-1908. It is a Classical Revival style red brick building that consists of a three-story hipped roofed main block flanked by two-story flat roofed wings. It features a low and broad polygonal cupola atop the tile roof.[2] The 1907 courthouse now serves as the county historical museum and archives.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses: Rockingham County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
