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'''Halifax County Courthouse''' in [[Halifax, North Carolina]] is a building from 1910. The first Halifax county courthouse was built in 1759.<ref name="Historical">{{cite book|title=The historical records of North Carolina|last=Crittenden|first=Charles Christopher|date=1938|volume=2|pages=235|publisher=The North Carolina Historical Commission|accessdate=10 May 2009|url=http://books.google.com/books?um=1&q=%221847.+Second+courthouse+demolished+and%22}}</ref> In 1847, the first courthouse was replaced by a second, which itself was replaced in 1910 by a third courthouse erected on the site of the second courthouse.<ref name="Historical"/> The 1910 courthouse was the present courthouse in 1938,<ref name="Historical"/> the same year the famed 1938 photo of the drinking fountain on the county courthouse lawn was taken. A stone marker presently stands on the courthouse lawn where the photographed drinking fountain resided.
'''Halifax County Courthouse''' in [[Halifax, North Carolina]] is a building from 1910. The first Halifax county courthouse was built in 1759.<ref name="Historical">{{cite book|title=The historical records of North Carolina|last=Crittenden|first=Charles Christopher|date=1938|volume=2|pages=235|publisher=The North Carolina Historical Commission|accessdate=10 May 2009|url=http://books.google.com/books?um=1&q=%221847.+Second+courthouse+demolished+and%22}}</ref> In 1847, the first courthouse was replaced by a second, which itself was replaced in 1910 by a third courthouse erected on the site of the second courthouse.<ref name="Historical"/> The 1910 courthouse was the present courthouse in 1938,<ref name="Historical"/> the same year the famed 1938 photo of the drinking fountain on the county courthouse lawn was taken. A stone marker presently stands on the courthouse lawn where the photographed drinking fountain resided.


The 1910 courthouse was designed by architects [[Wheeler & Stern]]. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979.<ref name=nris/>
The 1910 courthouse was designed by architects [[Wheeler & Stern]]. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979.<ref name=nris/>
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Revision as of 21:15, 20 November 2014

Halifax County Courthouse
Drinking fountain on the Halifax County Courthouse lawn in April 1938
Halifax County Courthouse (North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Halifax County Courthouse (North Carolina)
Location357 Ferrell Lane, Halifax, North Carolina
Built1850
ArchitectWheeler & Stern
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Late Victorian
MPSNorth Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.79001719[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

Halifax County Courthouse in Halifax, North Carolina is a building from 1910. The first Halifax county courthouse was built in 1759.[2] In 1847, the first courthouse was replaced by a second, which itself was replaced in 1910 by a third courthouse erected on the site of the second courthouse.[2] The 1910 courthouse was the present courthouse in 1938,[2] the same year the famed 1938 photo of the drinking fountain on the county courthouse lawn was taken. A stone marker presently stands on the courthouse lawn where the photographed drinking fountain resided.

The 1910 courthouse was designed by architects Wheeler & Stern. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Crittenden, Charles Christopher (1938). The historical records of North Carolina. Vol. 2. The North Carolina Historical Commission. p. 235. Retrieved 10 May 2009.


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