McDowell County Courthouse (Marion, North Carolina)


McDowell County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
McDowell County Courthouse, February 2009
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Location	Main and E. Court Sts., Marion, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°41′2″N 82°0′32″W / 35.68389°N 82.00889°W / 35.68389; -82.00889Coordinates: 35°41′2″N 82°0′32″W / 35.68389°N 82.00889°W / 35.68389; -82.00889
Area	1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built	1921 (1921)-1923
Built by	Southern Ferro Concrete Co.
Architect	Stillwell, Erle G.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference #	79003131^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 10, 1979

McDowell County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Erle G. Stillwell and built between 1921 and 1923. It is three-story, late Neoclassical building sheathed in yellow brick. The rectangular structure is composed of a central block flanked by slightly recessed, unornamented wings.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1] It is located in the Main Street Historic District.

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 (n.d.). "McDowell County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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