View, Northampton County Courthouse, Jackson, North Carolina
Northampton County Courthouse (Jackson, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- View, Northampton County Courthouse, Jackson, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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County courthouses
Greek revival (Architecture)
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1274pnc001
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Jackson (Northampton County, 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: Northampton County Courthouse (Jackson, Northampton County, North Carolina)
- Builder-architect:
- Riggs, A. J. (Azariah J.), -1864 more info on Riggs, A. J. (Azariah J.), -1864
- Architect:
- Wooten, A. Mitchell more info on Wooten, A. Mitchell
- Built:
- Community:
- Jackson
- State:
- North Carolina
- Architectural note:
- In 1939, Wooten designed the Works Progress Administration-funded rear addition. The courthouse's original design is attributed locally to Henry K. Burgwyn.
- Historical note:
- Considered one of the state's finest antebellum temples of justice, the courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
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Jackson (Northampton County, N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Courthouses
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places