Henderson County Courthouse (North Carolina)
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The Henderson County Courthouse, also known as the Historic Henderson County Courthouse and the Old Henderson County Courthouse, is an historic 3-story brick gold-domed Classical Revival style courthouse
building located at One Historic Courthouse Square, corner of 1st and Main streets in Hendersonville, North Carolina
. It is Henderson County
's second courthouse and is adjacent to site of the 1840s courthouse which was razed upon its completion. Famed architect Frank Pierce Milburn
was asked in 1903 to design the new courthouse, but the county commissioners rejected his design and instead hired Englishman Richard Sharp Smith
, who was the resident architect of the Biltmore Estate
after the death of Richard Morris Hunt
in 1895. Construction by local builder W. F. Edwards began in 1904 and was completed in July, 1905. In 1995 the old courthouse was closed after the completion on a new courthouse at 200 North Grove Street. After renovations, the old courthouse houses government offices and the Henderson County Heritage Museum.
On May 10, 1979, the Henderson County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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Courthouse
A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...
building located at One Historic Courthouse Square, corner of 1st and Main streets in Hendersonville, North Carolina
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, southeast of Asheville. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,223, up fivefold in one century. It is the county...
. It is Henderson County
Henderson County, North Carolina
Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Asheville, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2008, the population was 102,367. Its county seat is Hendersonville.- History :...
's second courthouse and is adjacent to site of the 1840s courthouse which was razed upon its completion. Famed architect Frank Pierce Milburn
Frank Pierce Milburn
Frank Pierce Milburn was a prolific architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While Milburn designed commercial buildings and residences, his practice was primarily focused on public buildings, particularly courthouses and legislative buildings...
was asked in 1903 to design the new courthouse, but the county commissioners rejected his design and instead hired Englishman Richard Sharp Smith
Richard Sharp Smith
Richard Sharp Smith was an English then American architect. He relocated to the United States in 1882. He became "resident architect" of the Biltmore estate after the 1895 death of architect Richard Morris Hunt....
, who was the resident architect of the Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Estate
Biltmore House is a Châteauesque-styled mansion near Asheville, North Carolina, built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895. It is the largest privately-owned home in the United States, at and featuring 250 rooms...
after the death of Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt was an American architect of the nineteenth century and a preeminent figure in the history of American architecture...
in 1895. Construction by local builder W. F. Edwards began in 1904 and was completed in July, 1905. In 1995 the old courthouse was closed after the completion on a new courthouse at 200 North Grove Street. After renovations, the old courthouse houses government offices and the Henderson County Heritage Museum.
On May 10, 1979, the Henderson County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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