Exterior detail, Old Davidson County Courthouse, Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina
Old Davidson County Courthouse (Lexington, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Exterior detail, Old Davidson County Courthouse, Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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County courthouses
Gables
Greek revival (Architecture)
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1137pnc001
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Lexington (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
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: Davidson County Courthouse, Former (Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Ashley and Dudley more info on Ashley and Dudley
- Builder:
- Ashley, William, 1793-1852 more info on Ashley, William, 1793-1852
- Builder:
- Dudley, George more info on Dudley, George, builder
- Built:
- Street:
- Main Street at Center Street
- Community:
- Lexington
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 27292
- Architectural note:
- The courthouse interior was burned by Union troops during the Civil War and rebuilt in 1867. The cupola was added in the early twentieth century.
- Historical note:
- The architectural focal point of Lexington, the courthouse is considered the finest constructed in the antebellum period. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
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Lexington (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Courthouses
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.825, -80.253611
