Beaufort County Courthouse

Beaufort County Courthouse
Beaufort County Courthouse, September 2013
Location Corner of W. 2nd and Market Sts., Washington, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°32′35″N 77°03′16″W / 35.54306°N 77.05444°W / 35.54306; -77.05444Coordinates: 35°32′35″N 77°03′16″W / 35.54306°N 77.05444°W / 35.54306; -77.05444
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1786 (1786)
NRHP Reference # 71000567[1]
Added to NRHP March 31, 1971

Beaufort County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina. It was built about 1786, as a two-story, square brick building measuring 42 feet by 42 feet. It was later enlarged with a two-by rear extension and square clock tower. It is one of the earliest public buildings in North Carolina.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] It is located in the Washington Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. John Wells and Greer Suttlemyre (December 1970). "Beaufort County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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