Ashe County Courthouse


Ashe County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Main St., Jefferson, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°25′15″N 81°28′13″W / 36.42083°N 81.47028°W / 36.42083; -81.47028Coordinates: 36°25′15″N 81°28′13″W / 36.42083°N 81.47028°W / 36.42083; -81.47028
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1904
Architect	Wheeler & Runge; Cooper,L.W.
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
MPS	North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference #	79001658^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 10, 1979

The Ashe County Courthouse in Jefferson, North Carolina is a Beaux Arts style building built in 1904. It was designed by architects Wheeler & Runge.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]^[2]

Museum of Ashe County History

The Museum of Ashe County History has restored and is located in the historic Ashe County Courthouse.^[3] Exhibits include photos, artifacts from area industries, a railroad room with a model train layout and railroad artifacts, a room honoring Ashe County veterans, and the Ashe County Sports Hall of Fame.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Courthouses in North Carolina (a thematic nomination)" (PDF).
↑ "Official site". Museum of Ashe County History. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

External links

Museum of Ashe County History

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina

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