The Durham County Justice Center is a civic building in downtown

Durham, North Carolina Durham ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County, North Carolina, Orange County and Wake County, North Carol ...

. The $120 million building opened to the public in February 2013. The building houses the Durham County Sheriff's Office, the Durham County District Attorney's Office, and has 20 courtrooms. The building is 318,533 square feet and was built to LEED Gold Standards. The Justice Center was built with sustainable materials and includes lawns on its roofs for insulation and to capture runoff. It is one of the tallest buildings in Durham and dominates the downtown skyline from

NC 147 North Carolina Highway 147 (NC 147) is a primary List of state highways in North Carolina, state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway is an Controlled-access highway, freeway through Durham, North Carolina, Durham ...

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Durham County Courthouse

Durham County Sheriff's Office

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