Martin County Courthouse (Williamston, North Carolina)

Martin County Courthouse

The old Martin County Courthouse building, seen in March, 2015
Location Main St., Williamston, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°51′54″N 77°3′10″W / 35.86500°N 77.05278°W / 35.86500; -77.05278Coordinates: 35°51′54″N 77°3′10″W / 35.86500°N 77.05278°W / 35.86500; -77.05278
Area less than one acre
Built 1885 (1885)
Architectural style Late Victorian, Italianate
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 79001733[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1979

Martin County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina. It was built in 1885, and is two-story, brick, eclectic building with Italianate and Late Victorian style design elements. It has segmental arched windows and a three-story, central square tower. At the rear of the courthouse are two- and three-story jail additions.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Williamston Commercial Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "Martin 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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