Lenoir County Courthouse

Lenoir County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was built in 1939, and is a three-story, H-shaped, Moderne style building. It is faced with a limestone veneer and accented by streamlined, stylized ornament. It features a tetrastyle in antis portico of square fluted piers.[2]

Lenoir County Courthouse
Lenoir County Courthouse, September 2013
Lenoir County Courthouse is located in North Carolina
Lenoir County Courthouse
Lenoir County Courthouse is located in the United States
Lenoir County Courthouse
LocationQueen and Kings Sts., Kinston, North Carolina
Coordinates35°15′30″N 77°34′25″W / 35.25833°N 77.57361°W / 35.25833; -77.57361
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1939 (1939)
ArchitectWooton, A. Mitchell; Loving, T.A.
Architectural styleModerne, Streamline
MPSNorth Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.79001730[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

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.). "Lenoir County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.