The former Vance County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at

Henderson Henderson may refer to: People *Henderson (surname), description of the surname, and a list of people with the surname *Clan Henderson, a Scottish clan Places Argentina *Henderson, Buenos Aires Australia *Henderson, Western Australia Canada * H ...

Vance County, North Carolina Vance County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,578. Its county seat is Henderson. Vance County comprises the Henderson, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included ...

, United States. It was originally built in 1884, before it was extensively remodeled in 1908 by

Milburn, Heister & Company Frank Pierce Milburn (December 12, 1868 - September 21, 1926) was a prolific American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His practice was primarily focused on public buildings, particularly courthouses and legislative buildings, ...

in the Neoclassical style. It is a two-story, tan brick, cross-plan building with a monumental front portico supported by brick columns. It was listed on 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 ...

in 1979. It is located in the

Henderson Central Business Historic District Henderson Central Business Historic District is a national historic district located at Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 91 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of Henderso ...

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Frank Pierce Milburn buildings 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 Vance County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Vance County, North Carolina 1908 establishments in North Carolina Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in North Carolina {{VanceCountyNC-NRHP-stub