Forsyth County Courthouse

Forsyth County Courthouse

Forsyth County Courthouse, September 2007
Location 11 W. 3rd St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°05′53″N 80°14′40″W / 36.09806°N 80.24444°W / 36.09806; -80.24444Coordinates: 36°05′53″N 80°14′40″W / 36.09806°N 80.24444°W / 36.09806; -80.24444
Area 0.91 acres (0.37 ha)
Built 1896 (1896), 1926, 1959–1960
Architect Northup & O’Brien
Architectural style Beaux Arts, Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference # 13000205[1]
Added to NRHP April 23, 2013

Forsyth County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a three-story, limestone clad, Beaux-Arts style building that incorporates interior elements of the earlier 1896 Romanesque Revival style courthouse. Between 1959 and 1960, additions were built onto the front and rear.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/22/13 through 4/26/13. National Park Service. 2013-05-03.
  2. Anne Barrett; Ashley Neville; John Salmon (August 2012). "Forsyth County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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