Buncombe_County_Courthouse

Buncombe County Courthouse

Buncombe County Courthouse

United States historic place

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]

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Buncombe County Courthouse & Asheville City Hall, 2012

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District.

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    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.


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