Swain County Courthouse

Swain County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Main and Fry Sts., Bryson City, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°25′40″N 83°26′44″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1908 (1908)
Built by	Fall City Construction Co.
Architect	Milburn, Frank P., & Smith, R.S.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.	79001752[1]
Added to NRHP	May 10, 1979

The Swain County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Main and Fry Streets in Bryson City, the county seat of Swain County, North Carolina. The two-story Classical Revival structure was designed by Frank Pierce Milburn and R. S. Smith, and built in 1908. It has a central core block, which is fronted by a Classical tetrastyle portico with Ionic columns and has a hip roof. This block is flanked by symmetrical wings, except for the southern facade, where a secondary entrance is flanked by Ionic pilasters. It is the county's third courthouse; the first was a log structure built in 1872, and the second was built in 1880 after the first burned down.[2]

The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] The building is now used as the Swain County Heritage Museum.[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Swain County, North Carolina

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Courthouses in North Carolina Thematic Nomination (PDF page 16)" (PDF). North Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
3. "A trip back in time: New heritage museum tells the story of Swain's people, by Swain's people". Smoky Mountain News. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2016.