Swain County Courthouse

Swain County Courthouse
Location Main and Fry Sts., Bryson City, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°25′40″N 83°26′44″W / 35.42778°N 83.44556°WCoordinates: 35°25′40″N 83°26′44″W / 35.42778°N 83.44556°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1908
Architectural style Classical Revival
Governing body Local
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 79001752[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1979

The Swain County Courthouse is located at Main and Fry Streets in Bryson City, the county seat of Swain County, North Carolina. The two-story Classical Revival structure was designed by Frank Milburn and R. S. Smith, and built in 1908. It has a central core block, which is fronted by a Classical tetrastyle portico with Ionic columns and has a hip roof. This block is flanked by symmetrical wings, except for the southern facade, where a secondary entrance is flanked by Ionic pilasters. It is the county's third courthouse; the first was a log structure built in 1872, and the second was built in 1880 after the first burned down.[2]

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

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Courthouses in North Carolina Thematic Nomination (PDF page 16)". North Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2014-09-17.