Forsyth County Courthouse | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Forsyth County Courthouse, 2012 | |
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Location | 11 W. 3rd St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°05′53″N 80°14′40″W / 36.09806°N 80.24444°W / 36.09806; -80.24444 |
Area | 0.91 acres (0.37 ha) |
Built | 1896 (1896), 1926, 1959–1960 |
Architect | Northup & O’Brien |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts, Romanesque Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 13000205 |
Added to NRHP | April 23, 2013 |
Forsyth County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a three-story, limestone clad, Beaux-Arts style building that incorporates interior elements of the earlier 1896, Romanesque Revival style courthouse. Between 1959 and 1960, additions were built onto the front and rear. It has been converted into private apartments and in 2018, was owned by Winston Courthouse LLC. In front of it for decades was the Confederate Soldiers Monument, which was removed in 2019.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
References
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/22/13 through 4/26/13. National Park Service. 2013-05-03.
- Anne Barrett; Ashley Neville; John Salmon (August 2012). "Forsyth County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- O’Donnell, Lisa (January 1, 2019). "Remove Confederate statue or face possible legal action, Winston-Salem tells United Daughters of the Confederacy". News and Record.
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