Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Laurie and I like riding our Gold Wing motorcycle. But it is easy to get into a rut and just ride the same roads. So to force ourselves to ride to places we would not normally visit we made a goal to visit and photograph all 100 North Carolina courthouses within 1 year.
As usual, we got a little behind. We started in July 2015 and finished 99 out of 100 by June 2018. The last courthouse was in our home county of Wake and it took us until Feb 2021 to get that final one. But we made it! This blog is about one of those visits.
Many NC courthouses were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The nomination form has some interesting facts about the various courthouse styles over the years.
Courthouse Information
Wikipedia says the following about the courthouse:
Rutherford County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Louis H. Asbury and built in 1925-1926. It is a two-story, Renaissance Revival style building faced with a smooth stone veneer. The front facade features a hexastyle portico in antis.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Main Street Historic District.
County Information
The North Carolina History Project lists the following information for this county:
There was no information about Rutherford County on this website. This is the first county to be missing on this site.
Our Experience
A large cedar tree dominated the space in front of the courthouse. It was planted in 1925 by 1st grade students. I had no idea a cedar tree could get so large in 90 years.
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, North Carolina