SPECIAL COURT HOUSE EDITION OF
SECOND
SECTION
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WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
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Gives
it
tourt H
TORY REGARD-
COURT HOUSE
EN BY ALLEN
. r;tor Fiffht Waered
Is iJi c
ver Selection of County
Lat in 1S09.
SENT SITE OF
s of Leaders in Coun-
At Time County Or
ganized Given
hes
ouse and Jail Chronology GiyehBSuNSra'-
NEEDS 100 YEARS
County Commissioners
(Cy W. C. Allen)
ithout a bitter factional fight
location ot the county seat
tiiciK'ii oi' tne court house
L accomplished -whan the coun-
onranized in livv. ine com-
j i iU t : o -
tilers apponueu vy me iegieja-
John Stephenson, John Alonu
: William Deaver, John Dob-
Bugh Davidson, HollyJnan Battle,
.hn Hrvson, to choose the site,
elix Walker, John McFarlaiid, 1
'homas Lenoir, to erect the builds
and provide the money to pay
me, had been warned not to
the site at Mount Prospect,
sf the land of which was owned
Hiiiei Roixrt Love who had of-
donaic the sites. The com-
tars, hoveer, disregarded the
ana chose the site, which is
the town built upon and re-
to tne present day.
objectors, however, welre not
ed and would not acknowledge
Mr. A. L. Bramlett, a native
county now teaching in Indi-
iays that he has seen the origi-
ttition either in the Historical
at Raleigh or in the Libraiy
State University, which tho od-
s of the location at Mount i'ros
;nt to the Legislature to have
pion of the comimissioners set
It is not known whether or
btate Legislature ever gave
Ltion serious consideration. The i
is as follows: i
Honorable General Assembly:
petition of the citizens of
m County showeth that this i
vtas divided from Buncombe
to the great satisfaction of
people-oi this section; releas-
rcm many incumbrances and
its' we were to periorni wnue
to Buncombe Countv: ; we
vMiie Jaws of our country ad-
f:i m our own vicinity,
pmissioners were also siiDoint-
ne and aihx on a place fdr a
nouse and other public
which.
uui iiLcuminouaiion ana t
t0 OUT hollas anil avna.ta
f.Td We conteivp tn'-an nnemii. '
striOutioi) L,f common justice,
"uTOUiuy;seat.Jn the lands
n Love near Kichiand eireek.
site selected is -n.iw.nnuiw
's ail to be in tiie South-West
? the population or' tne county,
ie cenier ot a majority of
county is mountai'tiniia
w only be made passable
valleys and along water
ana otir road. n,
Nch travelled cannot be made
Site Oil T 1 i
1 hv 1, A """cl' -i-AJve s iana
I, .: 1 .e,mmissioners unless
i ,? and much out of
K, a grcat detriment
S. a ireat inconven.
he citizens, at larga..
eoneH?;'nr;.iflee
fc:der.i"flice.orcall
Nine th0have made; against
fcinei t Hi court house in an
wlation of Ihr " i
.PfcomJ
i..ri!.re'. Pray that the selec-
ItotWr oners be seaside
I ummissiot:er? hP n
I a . , - - - r-
Icoontv ir, equal v;sion
iS0 settIe. a affix the
. w erect t.hft .m,,.-
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ORIGIN, HISTORY
OF COUNTY TOLD
N A BRIEF FORM
n . o
i Architects j
O) , (,
County Organised More
Than 123 Years Aio. Has
Made Steady Progress
FIRST COUNTY
OFFICIALS .NAMED-
Farm and Manufactured
Products Exceed 17
.Millions in .1928
George C. Haynes
Jarvis H. Allison
J"
Chairman R. T. Boyd
P. V. Massey
V. H. Henderson
(By W. C. Allen)
jTaywood County is one of the ave
rage counties of North Carolina in
size, population, resources, wealth,
enterprise, education, and industrial
development. It is now one hundred
and twenty-three yeairs old. It has
an. area of 349,440 acres, of which
something less than fifty are in cul
t.vation in the production of corn,
wheat.- oats, rye, hay, tobacco, and
oilier native products. There are ay
the statistics of 1928 apple trees to
the number of 155,348. it is classed
j as an industrial county because the
J manufactured products in value far
.'eveeeel the value of all others. In
'1928, the manufactured products of
uiaywKKi lountv sold for $12,197,180.
00, while the agricultural, including
o -craras and live stock, were Jess
than fhc millions. In that year the
i. umber of factories in the county of
I every kind was twenty-eight; the
uiumoer of employees in industrial
worths was t,zz; total wages paiu
, ?-.,4,4t)4.00; and total value added
j 1 1 the raw materials by manufactur
hng was $4,814,485.00. The class of
,'n.anuXactunng establishments is var
ied .tapistry, tanning, paper making,
xuriucure ana lumoer.
In the one hundred and twenty
three years of its existence, the coun
ty has wonderfully advanced in all
of the important developments of ci
vilization, . When by the act of the
Genea-al Assembly of North Carolina
ratified on December 23, 1808, the
county was given separate existence
from Buncombe, it contained the total
nurrber of 1,096,920 acres of land
with very little of it in cultivation.
I By the formation of other counties
out of its original teritcwy, Haywood
County has been much reduced m
act-rage, but its population and wealth
have steadily increased. 'Uu' story of
.thi achievement forms a most inter-1
eating-cross-section of th historv of
Nvrth Carolina.
By the act erecting the countv in
1N08, two sets of .'commissioners were
e mpowered to select Jhe site a??d to
, construct the public buildings. One
set composed of John ' Stephenson,
;.?chn Montgomery, William 'Deaver,
iJuhn JJobson, Hugh l)ad.':on, Holly
i man isattle, and John Bn-eon
nnn.ed in the legislative act to select
the site for the county seat and the
court house and jail. The other set
mad,, up of Felix Walker, John Me
Farland, and Thomas Lenoir were
appointed to have the public buildings
erected and to manage the levying
and collection of taxes and other funds
that might be needed for the purpose.
I (Continued on back page of this Sec.)
Every Little Detail Carefully
Studied Out Before Bcinff
Passed Upon.
COMMISSIONERS
AKE PKAISEI)
Jail Built To I'revent Escap
es and Mobs. Says
Mr. Koirers
Wlllard G. Rogers
ft"" J
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I - ' iltoi-iiflnfr' " A:' n.
MAI mimmmumtiimmmm 116
George N. Rhodes
Electrical Work Is
Termed As Superior
Job By Authorities
One of the outstanding jobs on the
new court house is the electrical in
Ptalntion which was done by the City
Electric Company, of Charlotte, and
under the supervision of B. B. Mills,
foreman. Tha building is wired by
larger wire than the average build
ing and instead of each room being
were on Just ono sin&'u circuit, and in some
tui(lings as many as lour rooms are
on one circuit, the now court house
has three circuits to each room.
The fixtures and materials used in
1 hi. wn-ini' are Westimrhouse. which
are considered by builders to be the j
best that can be bought. Large trans-1
formers carrrvinir 2300 volts are in- i
stalled in, the basement of the build-1 a double v
lnir. The circuits leading from tho 1 0,0 .recoi
(By Willard CJ. Rogers, architect)
t .Something hko nine niontliM have
eapscd, .sinco tho Commissioners of
l.aywo,l County signed the contracts
wliuh launchwi the building of ir
1 v- iu,i.'uu.UU . ourt House, which stands
today a ..monument and a rmlit to
i'Ur:- ei(.i.en of Haywood county, and
the l.oaid of coniiuiNsionci , netting
lo.t.h an example ol tlinit, an I civic
i.rido, winch will stand as an example
to (very county m the suite whose
Kiini ment iloes not mea-suie up to
such e. standard
Ine tiuiluiug, as it M.unis, will pro
vide lor tho county's needs-for years
to come, and in its constiuction only
the best of every kind of material was
um1. and all has been supervised by
the -architects, each day since it was
started, added to the faithful coopera
tion of ull who were connected with
the several contracts, and those furn
ishing material a result has been at
tained winch gives to the county a
builduiii' which has
the amount invested.
The buildinif has been ronstfiu-twil
of North Carolina granite, with orni-
meniui cast stone for trimmings, cor
liHt. yomint.ls. aim lri(7.i', and nli m.
terial used has beei where possible
the products of North Carolina, and
wnero it could not be obtained in the
state, it was bought through agents
who reside in the slate and many f mm
Haywood county.
i mo enuiance lacade is -designed in
I the Doric order of architecture, and
tne game ami Ineze are supported by
four large Dolnc columns. In ' the
tympanum of the gable a symbol of
the law, and the bounties of the coun
ty are shown.
AY lion entering the building, -one is
coni routed with the beauty of the
tiavinelle marine wainscot, and tne
venitian art tile, all blended together
to .show a. pleasent vista us one looks
down the comdojr, on the left and
light the grand stair case of marble
.starts uji to the second story, tins
stair is equipped with brass hand rail,
wrought balusters, Jimshed in Verde
anti(ue.
Jhis entrance lias solid hollow
bronze doors, and the terrace on the
liont l.-i lanl in red file, staged with
solid granite .steps lor.. the approach,
and each buttress has placed on same
a large lloor. light fixture
Uii the ln-.a Hour is .located all the
ollices
'oany
I ( o.Ji 1,
I
1 ilc.i!
Ueilio:-.
i iid i l ,
doors
nai.c -a
if oi
i'.ir.l J1
The
v.ul .
loiinected wjtu tne County's
i u.i 1 1 ii'.s.s, such a.--- v ii'i'i. Oi mi'
... KiKuw-v.- ci i 'eed.:-.-.- tounty
. . ,.jihm .., Ti.onr;, Board of
, I oLinty fiuj eiimefioent, lionie
.lal.vii, wonieus" itst room,
r and 1 rea.su re r, Sherifl. The
throughout,- Cicepi. in some
wi.cc- yvu...ics -i..c (...iK-ernt,
-t..j .a.- .eil as Him liir same,
c. in. a pleasing, uppearance, .
iiA.i.is ol t iic i '.-j i. hi i .iUi i, as
fiitc oi Keifittr ii Jyied.i iia-!
Uit, in the wt ei.ieiic ;s id.-
a:ivi on the tirit floor for
k toMralSut four ft long,
,,."flOUbIe column. All ti,a .
Ones arp foUnn Z. il
twit- Ti. V, uuui me
r nlv.Thos. Brookshire.
.. Francis Rose,
itT.. , cn amin Wac wnu
fUGP T 1 "MV, Ill
VHolft Stuart' Nathan
B.GlIand. William Burns.
r, y lnaflrif.t- tr,..i.i t!T '
Jlrr.;' ,Estn, Callv JaljtMTi. !
K 'dCk-Ov . -
fJ", n dmes Stevnson,
NonK"?d Scroggs, John
iZTJge of this Sec.)
(n !.:. '
W :page made ty
ij lien I
lie:-.-vy
one:
all are
Willard G. Rogers
Wilder Building
Associated Architects
Charlotte, North Carolina
Geo. N. Rhodes
Builder's Building
The New Court House, as completed, was designed by the
above named Architects, and during it's entire construction had
the daily supervision of one or the other of said architects. This
feature being unusual in this particular, assuring a complete
understanding of the plans and specifications by all trades, at all
times.
The architects wish to express their deep appreciation of the
fine spirit of cooperation by the County Board of Commissioners, '
and citizens, as well as all contractors and sub contractors, all
of which has resulted in as near a 100 per cent building as is pos
sible by human endeavor.
provived with
vault doors ol most arwoved
l make. -Other ollices are also provid
l ed with vaults of less size equipped
j with comoination locks.
, , The second story contains-the' lai'fre
coim iuum, on wnicn mum tiiouytit
"is been expended, for the purpose'
ot securing the l.'Ost . l esui: hi the
beauty ol decoration, -. im : i, a o.i -
pioperties, and lully. believe tne
best has bien reached m every ct ..
l i.e ua;.:ony, to -ame, is reached fiom
.hire', floor on either end, and is ven
tilated i 1 or.i a ove witn pii-"i' niis. -..
me jury boxes, . and the ludire's
-'.and are made to narmonize m tneir
detail with the lest of the room. Di
rectly behind the judge's stand,
there has been designed a dec;i-
;.guo. winch has the Ten oiiiniand
menhv ,n aim: eviated form on wnite
murbie tablets, five on one sid-' and
five oi: the other side of a statue of
Goddess of Justice ulmd; oidt an i
holding in her left: .'l.i.n.i. the ' per
lectly bnlance i --.scales ot iiisMCe, and
m her rnrht the sword; wuch guar
( Continued on back page of this Sec.)
transformers only carry 110 and 220
volts.- .- -. -i- .
'One of the most modeun features
is the two spot lights on the front of
the building which will illuminate the
front of the building at night.
All the materials used are absolute
modem in every respect, according to
Mr. JIills, and will last as loner as the
buildin? stands, which is estimated
will be many years after th present
generation ceases to use the court
house. .
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