Area less than one acre Opened 1820 Added to NRHP 10 May 1979 | NRHP Reference # 79001697 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | |
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Built c. 1820 (1820), 1842, 1897, 1952 MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR | ||
Currituck County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse and jail located at Currituck, Currituck County, North Carolina. The jail was built about 1820, and is a two-story, rectangular building with 32 inch thick brick walls. It is one of the oldest extant jails in North Carolina. The original two-story section of the courthouse was built about 1842, enlarged in 1897, and a rear wing was added in 1952. The 1897 remodeling added a second floor to the original one-story wings and Classical Revival style design elements.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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