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ExmiMS Role
Os Cearthoisa
By GLORIA JONES
The courthouse has
traditionally served as a hub
of legal governmental and
political activity in a county,
reflecting events which
become the history of a
place.
The courthouse touches
every life.
When you’re bom and
when you die, the events are
recorded at the courthouse.
When you buy or sell
property, it goes on record
at tite courthouse.
You may serve on the jury
at the courthouse, or
become involved in court
proceedings.
Without conscious effort,
you become a part of the
courthouse and of history.
Out of the past to modem
days, many North Carolina
courthouses reveal a sense
of time and place, preser
ving the character of the
past.
Some have been listed on
the National Register of
Historic Places and others
are approved for study for
possible inclusion on the
Register.
Still others are
noteworthy because they
are part of a county’s
historic district.
North Carolina would
seem to be filled with
historic courthouses, most
still in use.
A study undertaken at the
School of Design at N.C.
State University shows that
in the 100 counties in the
state, 13 courthouses are
more than 100 years old and
scores are more than 50
years old.
Part of the study
examines the historic and
architectural role played by
the courthouse as a setting
for important historical
events and as a focus of the
urban townscape.
When completed later this
year, the study will include
a county by county view of
facilities inventories and
needs, assessment of
existing facilities and future
requirements, and
strategies for implementing
recommendations.
Sponsored jointly by the
N.C. Administrative Office
of the Courts and the N.C.
Association of County
Commissioners, the project
is being conducted under the
direction of Robert Burns
and John Tector of the
School of Design, under
grants totaling almost
$130,000 from the federal
Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration.
The state’s oldest court
house ha~ served Chowan
County more than 200 years,
since 1767. Formally
situated at the end of
Edenton’s town green, the
historic structure is an
outstanding example of
Colonial American ar
chitecture.
Significant because of its
association with the Colonial
and Revolutionary periods
of American history, the
Chowan County Courthouse
is considered one of the
finest examples of a
Colonial courthouse in
America.
Various artifacts of the
past, such as the original
judge’s seat and logbook
have been preserved.
The courthouse is on the
National Register of
Historic Places and is also
designated as a National
Historic Landmark.
Beaufort County boasts
the state’s second oldest
courthouse. Almost 200
years old, the courthouse in
Washington was built about
1786, a neo-classical
structure with a richly
detailed entrance.
More than 100 years old,
the courthouse in Hertford
has served Perquimans
County since 1825. The
NCSU study indicates that
the building with its sen
sitive additions, comprises a
handsome and efficient unit
between two of Hertford’s
main streets.
Hie structure is of par
ticular interest for its fine
brick columns and other use
of this native material.
Hlitorical Granville
County Courthouse was built
k» 1830 and renovated in
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