Chowan County Courthouse - Edenton NC
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nomadwillie
N 36° 03.466 W 076° 36.500
18S E 355144 N 3991552
Chowan County Courthouse is a Georgian style building in Edenton, North Carolina.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
Waymark Code: WM6H7W
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2009
Views: 4
Built in 1767, the Chowan County Courthouse served as a Whig center during the Revolutionary War. It is the nation's best preserved colonial courtroom and finest Georgian courthouse in the South. The beautiful paneled room upstairs has served as public meeting place, ballroom, and as a banquet hall when President Monroe visited Edenton in 1819
Street address:
E King St
Edenton, NC
County / Borough / Parish: Chowan
Year listed: 1970
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1750-1799
Historic function: Government, Landscape
Current function: Government, Landscape
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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