Alamance County Courthouse in Graham, North Carolina

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Courthouse Information

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Wikipedia says the following about the courthouse:

The current Alamance County Courthouse that sits on the National Register of Historic Places, began construction in 1923 and was opened to the public on November 23, 1924 at a cost of $253,925.82. The courthouse was built in the Classical Revival style and features terracotta stonework, dental tooth molding, and metal-masonry floors. The courthouse originally housed the court system, county government offices, the sheriff's office, state government offices, agricultural offices, health department offices, and federal offices. The original sheriff's office is located in the southwestern 1st floor corner of the building, which features metal-framed shatter-resistant windows. The ceiling of the courtroom on the 2nd floor is silk. The Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The courthouse has been renovated many times throughout its history. In 1996, a $1.2 million repair was done to the roof of the building to prevent further leakage from outside. Between August 2010 and September 2011, the courthouse underwent a $3 million renovation to repair massive water damage, prevent future water damage, improve access to cramped spaces, improve overall safety, and restore the interior of the courthouse to its 1923 appearance as much as possible. The courthouse was re-opened in a ceremony on September 12, 2011.

In order to address naming issues, March 7, 2011, the name of the Alamance County Courthouse was changed to the Alamance County Historic Courthouse.

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County Information

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The North Carolina History Project lists the following information for this county:

After residents in the western half of Orange petitioned for a new county, Alamance County was carved out of Orange County and established in 1849. The county's name has two derivations: Alamance Creek, a tributary of the Haw River, and the Battle of Alamance, 1771.

Some important towns are located in Alamance County. Graham is the county seat and is named after Governor William Alexander Graham. Burlington, the county's largest city, grew out of the North Carolina Railroad's necessity for a central location, as well as a surge in textile manufacturing. Alamance County also includes the town of Elon, home to Elon University. Other towns and cities in Alamance County include Alamance, Gibsonville, Green Level, Haw River, Mebane, Ossipee, and Swepsonville.

Although its not one of the oldest counties in the state, many notables were born in Alamance County. Governors Thomas Michael Holt, William Kerr Scott, and Robert Scott, all hail from the town of Haw River. U.S. Congressmen Alexander Mebane and Thomas Samuel Ashe are natives of Hawfields, an unincorporated community in the county. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Kay Yow, and her sister Deborah Yow (Athletic Director at North Carolina State University) call Gibsonville home, as do former NFL wide receiver Torry Holt and his brother, safety Terrence Holt.

In the state's Piedmont region, rolling terrain define Alamance County. The Cane Creek Mountains, located in the south-central part of the county, rise to nearly 1,000 feet. Bass Mountain, a noted hill among the range, is home to the Bass Mountain Bluegrass Music Festival, annually held in April. Alamance, however, is also known for the Haw River. The county's industry and transportation were once tied closely to the Haw River, whose tributaries connect Alamance with neighboring Wake, Chatham, and Durham County.

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Our Experience

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This was a nice downtown. There were several old buildings including a turn of the century hotel where the upstairs rooms had been converted to apartments and businesses occupied the lower floor. We got this information from a lady who walked out of the building and saw us gawking at a door to nowhere on the upper floor. She explained that when the building was a hotel, it had an upper balcony and the door opened onto the balcony.

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