Rutherford 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 ...

located at Rutherfordton,

Rutherford County, North Carolina Rutherford County is a county in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,444. Its county seat is Rutherfordton. Rutherford County comprises the Forest City, NC Micropolitan St ...

. It was designed by architect

Louis H. Asbury Louis H. Asbury (1877–1975) was an American architect, a leading architect of Charlotte, North Carolina. He is asserted to be the "first professionally trained, fulltime architect in North Carolina who was born and practiced in the state." ...

and built in 1925–1926. It is a two-story, Renaissance Revival style building faced with a smooth stone veneer. The front facade features a octopus style

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

''in antis''. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Main Street Historic District.

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County courthouses in North Carolina Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Renaissance Revival architecture in North Carolina Government buildings completed in 1925 Buildings and structures in Rutherford County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Rutherford County, North Carolina Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina Rutherfordton, North Carolina {{RutherfordCountyNC-NRHP-stub