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°W / 35.42778; -83.44556Coordinates: 35°25′40″N 83°26′44″W / 35.42778°N 83.44556°W / 35.42778; -83.44556
Area less than one acre
Built 1908 (1908)
Built by Fall City Construction Co.
Architect Milburn, Frank P., & Smith, R.S.
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 79001752[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1979

The Swain County Courthouse is a historic courthouse 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 Pierce 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] The building is now used as the Swain County Heritage Museum.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Courthouses in North Carolina Thematic Nomination (PDF page 16)" (PDF). North Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  3. ↑ "A trip back in time: New heritage museum tells the story of Swain’s people, by Swain’s people". Smoky Mountain News. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2016.


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