Currituck County Courthouse and Jail

United States historic place
Currituck County Courthouse and Jail
Old Currituck County Jail, March 2011
36°27′0″N 76°1′1″W / 36.45000°N 76.01694°W / 36.45000; -76.01694
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1842 (1842), 1857, 1897, 1952
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Early Republic
MPSNorth Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.79001697[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

Currituck County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse and jail located at Currituck, Currituck County, North Carolina. The original two-story section of the courthouse was built about 1842, enlarged in 1897, and a rear wing was added in 1952. The 1897 remodeling added a second floor to the original one-story wings and Classical Revival style design elements. The jail was built about 1857,[2] and is a two-story, rectangular building with 32 inch thick brick walls. It is one of the oldest extant jails in North Carolina. [2]

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

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  • Currituck County Courthouse, March 2011
    Currituck County Courthouse, March 2011

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Ruth Little-Stokes and John B. Flowers (November 1979). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Currituck County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
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