{"nrhp_refnum":"79001746","name":"Randolph County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Worth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Asheboro","county":"Randolph County","state":"NC","lat":35.70622982300006,"lon":-79.81299925999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-05-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story yellow brick county courthouse in downtown Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, built in 1908-1909 to designs by the Charlotte firm Wheeler, Runge and Dickey.","why_significant":"The courthouse is described as an exuberant early Neo-Classical Revival building that blends the complex massing of the late nineteenth century with classical motifs. It is called Asheboro's most distinctive landmark and one of North Carolina's best preserved examples of early Neo-Classical Revival architecture.","narrative":"Randolph County's courthouse in Asheboro was built in 1908-1909 after the county commissioners decided a new building was needed and chose a site on Worth Street. The Charlotte firm Wheeler, Runge and Dickey, which designed several North Carolina courthouses in that decade, prepared the plans, and Joseph R. Owen was hired to oversee construction. The three-story yellow brick building has a hipped-roof square core with two-story wings, a granite base, and a tetrastyle Corinthian portico. A Second Empire dome clad in ribbed tile rises above the portico, and textures of tile, rough stone, sandstone and smooth brick give the exterior a bold, sculptural look. Inside, vertical panel wainscot, paneled doors and metal-frame stairs survive despite renovations, though the courtroom has been remodeled. A 1950 brick addition stands to the east. The courthouse is regarded as Asheboro's most distinctive landmark and one of the state's best preserved early Neo-Classical Revival buildings.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Wheeler, Runge and Dickey (architects); built by J. P. Owen (Joseph R. Owen hired to superintend construction)","architectural_style":"Early Neo-Classical Revival with a Second Empire dome","criteria":[],"status_note":"Extensive renovations have been made and the original courtroom is completely remodeled, but much original interior finish remains. A 1950 brick addition adjoins the east side.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.100259-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/37/7183/47718337/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/79001746.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001746/acf88c1e5a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001746/acf88c1e5a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"sw23","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Randolph_County_Courthouse_2013-09-21_18-10-00.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">sw23</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Randolph_County_Courthouse_2013-09-21_18-10-00.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100007595","name":"Asheboro Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/asheboro-downtown-historic-district-100007595/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718337","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_County_Courthouse_(North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7291810"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/randolph-county/randolph-county-courthouse-79001746/"}