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Swain County Courthouse

Coordinates: 35°25′40″N 83°26′44″W / 35.42778°N 83.44556°W / 35.42778; -83.44556
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Swain County Courthouse
Swain County Courthouse is located in North Carolina
Swain County Courthouse
Swain County Courthouse is located in the United States
Swain County Courthouse
LocationMain and Fry Sts., Bryson City, North Carolina
Coordinates35°25′40″N 83°26′44″W / 35.42778°N 83.44556°W / 35.42778; -83.44556
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
Built byFall City Construction Co.
ArchitectMilburn, Frank P., & Smith, R.S.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSNorth Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.79001752[1]
Added to NRHPMay 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]

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  1. ^ a b "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.