Cleveland County Courthouse (Shelby, North Carolina)
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Cleveland County Courthouse | |
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Old Cleveland County Courthouse, September 2009 | |
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| Location | Main, Washington, Warren, and Lafayette Sts., Shelby, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°17′29″N 81°32′22″W / 35.29139°N 81.53944°WCoordinates: 35°17′29″N 81°32′22″W / 35.29139°N 81.53944°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1907 |
| Built by | Falls City Construction Co. |
| Architect | Lewman, H.L. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | North Carolina County Courthouses TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 79001693[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 1979 |
Cleveland County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1907, and is a two-story, rectangular, Classical Revival-style building sheathed in a smooth ashlar veneer above a rusticated first floor. It features tetrastyle Corinthian order porticoes at each of the four entrances and a three-stage cupola atop the flat roof. Courthouse offices moved to a new building in 1974, and the old courthouse houses offices, and public meeting hall. It was also home to the Cleveland County Historical Museum, which closed in 2012 and became the Earl Scruggs Center.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Central Shelby Historic District.
Earl Scruggs Center
The courthouse is now home to the Earl Scruggs Center--"Music & Stories from the American South", which opened in 2014.[4] The museum focuses on both the life of local musician Earl Scruggs, and the music, history and culture of the American South. The museum also hosts concerts and music lectures.
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Cleveland County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ↑ "Cleveland County Historical Museum". Trip Advisor. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Earl Scruggs Center opens in a deluge". Bluegrass Today. January 13, 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
External links
- Earl Scruggs Center - official site
