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Community Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Community Building, April 2012
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Location	200 N. Main St., Salisbury, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°40′6″N 80°28′7″W / 35.66833°N 80.46861°W / 35.66833; -80.46861
Area	0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built	1854 (1854)-1857
Architect	Conrad & Williams
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	70000468
Added to NRHP	March 5, 1970

The Community Building, originally built as the Rowan County Courthouse, is a historic building located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built between 1854 and 1857, and is a two-story, Classical Revival, stuccoed brick building on a granite foundation. It measures 50 feet wide and 85 feet long and features a pedimented portico supported by six Doric order columns. The portico includes a cast iron balcony and the building is distinguished by tall windows. A new Rowan County Courthouse was built in 1914, and the building used as a community center. The building is operated by the Rowan Museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is located in the Salisbury Historic District.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Raymond F. Pisney (February 1970). "Community Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

External links

• Rowan Museum website
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-12-B-6, "Rowan County Courthouse, 200 North Main Street, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC", 3 photos, 4 measured drawings, 2 data pages

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