Buncombe County Courthouse
Buncombe County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Frank Pierce Milburn and built between 1924 and 1928. It is a 17-story, steel frame skyscraper sheathed in brick and ashlar veneer. It features complex setbacks and an extravagant overlay of Neo-Classical Revival ornament.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District.
References
- 12"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Buncombe County Courthouse"(PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
External links
Media related to Buncombe County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- County courthouses in North Carolina
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina
- Government buildings completed in 1928
- Buildings and structures in Asheville, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Buncombe County, North Carolina
- 1928 establishments in North Carolina
- Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina
- Skyscrapers in Asheville, North Carolina
- Skyscraper office buildings in North Carolina
- Brick buildings and structures in North Carolina
- Buncombe County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs