Federal Building (Wilkesboro, North Carolina)
Federal Building | |
Federal Building, September 2013 | |
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Location | 201 W. Main St., Wilkesboro, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°8′50″N 81°21′15″W / 36.14722°N 81.35417°WCoordinates: 36°8′50″N 81°21′15″W / 36.14722°N 81.35417°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1915 |
Architect | Wetmore, James A. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Federal Revival |
MPS | Wilkesboro MRA |
NRHP Reference # | 82003523[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 24, 1982 |
Federal Building, also known as the Wilkes County Board of Education Building, is a historic government building located at Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore and built in 1915. It is a five part brick building in the Federal Revival style. It consists of a two-story, three bay central section, flanked by one-story entrances, which are in turn flanked by one-story wings. The post office was located in the west wing. The building features terra cotta decorative elements.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Laura A. W. Phillips (May 1980). "Federal Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
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