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Community Building (Salisbury, North Carolina)

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Area
  
0.7 acres (0.28 ha)

Architect
  
Conrad & Williams

NRHP Reference #
  
70000468

Built
  
1854 (1854)-1857

Architectural style
  
Classical Revival

Community Building (Salisbury, North Carolina)

Location
  
200 N. Main St., Salisbury, North Carolina

The Community Building, originally built as the Rowan County Courthouse, is a historic building located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built between 1854 and 1857, and is a two-story, Classical Revival, stuccoed brick building on a granite foundation. It measures 50 feet wide and 85 feet long and features a pedimented portico supported by six Doric order columns. The portico includes a cast iron balcony and the building is distinguished by tall windows. A new Rowan County Courthouse was built in 1914, and the building used as a community center. The building is operated by the Rowan Museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is located in the Salisbury Historic District.

References

Community Building (Salisbury, North Carolina) Wikipedia