Front view, Old Davidson County Courthouse, Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina
Old Davidson County Courthouse (Lexington, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Front view, Old Davidson County Courthouse, Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Columns
County courthouses
Cupolas
Greek revival (Architecture)
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1137pnc005
- 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: 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.
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