The old Mitchell County Courthouse is an historic

courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...

located at Bakersville,

Mitchell County, North Carolina Mitchell County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 14,903. Its county seat is Bakersville, North Carolina, Bakersville, population ...

. It was built in 1907–1908, and is a two-story cast stone building in a vernacular

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

style. It has a hipped roof with a two-stage square

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crowned by a domical roof. It has four-sided turret-like corner bays. It was added to the

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in 1979. The new courthouse building was constructed in 2003 nearby on Long View Drive, replacing the historic courthouse. The old courthouse building currently houses the county Board of Elections office, as well as the Historical Society and Rural Education Partnership.

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County courthouses in North Carolina Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina Government buildings completed in 1908 Buildings and structures in Mitchell County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Mitchell County, North Carolina 1908 establishments in North Carolina {{MitchellCountyNC-NRHP-stub