Front view, Ashe County Courthouse, Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina
Old Ashe County Courthouse -- Museum of Ashe County History (Jefferson, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Front view, Ashe County Courthouse, Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Columns
County courthouses
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1011pnc002
- Created Date:
- circa
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Jefferson (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides, which provide access to documentation on hundreds of buildings and structures in North Carolina dating from the 1700s to the early 1900s.
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- RightsStatements.org:
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In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 - Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Ashe County Courthouse, Old -- Museum of Ashe County History (Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Wheeler, Runge, and Dickey (Charlotte, N.C.) more info on Wheeler, Runge, and Dickey (Charlotte, N.C.)
- Architect:
- Wheeler, Oliver Duke, 1864-1942 more info on Wheeler, Oliver Duke, 1864-1942
- Built:
- Street:
- 150 Government Circle
- Community:
- Jefferson
- State:
- NC
- Zip:
- 28640
- Historical note:
- The Museum of Ashe County History is now housed in the Old Ashe County Courthouse. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Architectural note:
- The structure is one of six Neoclassical Revival courthouses designed by Oliver Wheeler found throughout the state.
- Location:
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Jefferson (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Courthouses
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 36.418736, -81.459044