Area less than one acre Architect Cosby, John William Added to NRHP June 4, 1973 | Built 1858 (1858)-1861 NRHP Reference # 73001309 | |
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Location Courthouse Sq., Yanceyville, North Carolina | ||
Caswell County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina. It was built between 1858 and 1861, and is a rectangular two-story, stuccoed brick building, five bays wide and seven deep. It sits on an elevated granite block foundation and features a two-level recessed entrance porch and octagonal cupola.
State Senator John W. Stephens was assassinated by the Ku Klux Klan in the courthouse on May 21, 1870.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is located in the Yanceyville Historic District.
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Caswell County Courthouse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA