Gaston County Courthouse

Gaston County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. It was designed by Milburn, Heister & Company in 1909 and built in 1910. It is a three-story, rectangular, Classical Revival style tan brick building with a rear addition. It features pedimented porticoes supported by Ionic order columns, a heavy modillion and dentil cornice, and three-sided pavilions on the side elevations. The building was renovated in 1954.[2]

Gaston County Courthouse
The courthouse building in October 2011
LocationN. York and S. South Sts.,
Gastonia, North Carolina
Coordinates35°15′47″N 81°11′4″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)-1910
ArchitectMilburn, Heister & Company
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSNorth Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.79001708[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Downtown Gastonia Historic District.

References
  1. "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: Gaston County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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