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Yancey County Courthouse

Coordinates: 35°55′0″N 82°18′1″W / 35.91667°N 82.30028°W / 35.91667; -82.30028
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Yancey County Courthouse
Burnsville City Hall, June 2013
Yancey County Courthouse is located in North Carolina
Yancey County Courthouse
Yancey County Courthouse is located in the United States
Yancey County Courthouse
LocationW. Main at Town Square, Burnsville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°55′0″N 82°18′1″W / 35.91667°N 82.30028°W / 35.91667; -82.30028
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSNorth Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.79001767[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

Yancey County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina. It was built in 1908, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style, stuccoed concrete block building faced in stucco. It has a central pedimented entrance pavilion surmounted by a blocky cupola. It features Corinthian order pilasters and polygonal corner projections. The building housed county offices until 1965, when a new courthouse was constructed.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Yancey County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.