Person County Courthouse is a 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 ...

building located at Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina. It was designed in 1930 by architect

Charles C. Hartmann Charles C. Hartmann (1889–1977) was an American architect. A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The include: * Alamance Hotel, Maple Ave. and S. Main St. Burlington, NC (Hartmann, Charles) * Atlan ...

, and is a four-story, rectangular,

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 tan brick building. The front facade features paired

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s with flattened and stylized

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caps. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1979. It is located in the Roxboro Commercial Historic District.

References

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 1930 Buildings and structures in Person County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Person County, North Carolina Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina 1930 establishments in North Carolina {{PersonCountyNC-NRHP-stub