This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. ![]() National Register of Historic Places listings in Catawba County, North Carolina.The building is located on the landscaped grounds of the County Government Center on the west side of the center of Newton to the east of the County Justice Center. The west front has a V shaped section with a glass central entrance having two columns rising to a wide overhang at the flat roof line. Location: 25 Government Drive / Radio Station Roadĭescription:The building faces southwest and is a two story concrete and glass structure. ![]() The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1977 t0 1979. In 1924 to 1925, the second courthouse was constructed at a cost of $250,000. The first courthouse was a brick structure built in 1844 in Newton. History: The county was created in 1842 and Newton was selected as the county seat. See: The 25th Judicial District includes Burke County and Caldwell County. The architect was Little Diversified Architectural and the contractor was Hickory Construction Company. The building was expanded in 2018 to 2019 with the addition of wings on the north, east and south sides leaving the original building in the center. The building houses the County Superior Court and County District Court of the 25th Judicial District. Vertical pillars rise to a wide overhang at the flat roof line. The second story has vertical dividers in the central section. The east front has a recessed first story with glass central entrance. The building is located on the landscaped grounds of the County Government Center on the west side of the center of Newton. Location: 100 Government Drive / Southwest BoulevardĪrchitect: Clemmer-Bush-Sills-Abernethy Inc.Ĭontractor: Laxton Construction Company Inc.ĭescription:The building faces northeast is a two story gray colored concrete and glass structure. See: National Register of Historic Places – Catawba County Courthouse Harry Barton’s Guilford County Courthouse, Catawaba County Courthouse (1924), and the Haywood County Courthouse (1932), both designed by Willard G Rogers of Charlotte, have courtrooms sumptuously decorated with plaster and woodwork employing many allegorical symbols of justice and elegant classical motifs. See: The courtrooms of late Neo-Classicism are particularly noteworthy they are the most handsome of any era. The courtroom has Corinthian pilasters, each with reliefs of Blind Justice (the Roman goddess Justitia, from the Greek forerunner Themis), and other ornaments reminiscent of Federal style Roman forms. Above the stair, a rectangular stained-glass sky light, set in a deep molded frame enriched with delicate anthemia, is located before the second story courtroom. In the interior, the north entrance has a sweeping staircase, with marble treads and risers, and is embellished with a brass rail supported by spiraling iron balusters. The east and west entrances are surmounted by an entablature displaying the seal of justice on a center cartouche. On the exterior are Ionic columns dividing the second story arched windows. The building is faced with Indiana limestone and is composed of two wings flanking a main block. The building is located on the landscaped grounds of the Public Square in the center of Newton. ![]() Location: 30 North College Avenue / East 1st Streetĭescription:The building faces east and is a two story light brown colored brick and concrete structure. Catawba County is named for the Catawba Native American Nation and the Catawba River.
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