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Coordinates: 35°35′45″N 82°32′55″W / 35.59583°N 82.54861°W / 35.59583; -82.54861
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Buncombe County Courthouse
Buncombe County Courthouse, January 2019
Buncombe County Courthouse is located in North Carolina
Buncombe County Courthouse
Buncombe County Courthouse is located in the United States
Buncombe County Courthouse
LocationCollege and Davidson Sts., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°35′45″N 82°32′55″W / 35.59583°N 82.54861°W / 35.59583; -82.54861
Arealess than one acre
Built1924 (1924)-1928
ArchitectMilburn, Frank
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Skyscraper
MPSNorth Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.79001674[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979
Buncombe County Courthouse & Asheville City Hall, 2012

Buncombe County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Frank Pierce Milburn and built between 1924 and 1928. It is a 17-story, steel frame skyscraper sheathed in brick and ashlar veneer. It features complex setbacks and an extravagant overlay of Neo-Classical Revival ornament.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Downtown Asheville Historic District.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Buncombe County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
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