Hayesville in Clay County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Historic Clay County Courthouse
Beal Center
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, January 8, 2019
1. Historic Clay County Courthouse Marker
Renovated 2018
[Second plaque]
has been placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the
Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 35° 2.747′ N, 83° 49.069′ W. Marker is in Hayesville, North Carolina, in Clay County. Marker is on Herbert Street east of Main Street (Business U.S. 64), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 Herbert St, Hayesville NC 28904, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fort Hembree (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory Our War Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); George W. Truett (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Quanassee Town and the Spikebuck Mound (approx. half a mile away); Trail of Tears (approx. 7.4 miles away); Towns County (approx. 7.6 miles away in Georgia); John C. Campbell Folk School (approx. 8.2 miles away); a different marker also named John C. Campbell Folk School (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hayesville.
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Regarding Historic Clay County Courthouse. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
On November 4, 1889, it was recorded that J. S. Anderson reported his contract completed and ready for inspection. The board agreed that each commissioner would choose some suitable citizen of the county to meet the next day at 9:00 A.M. to inspect the courthouse and make settlement as to any extra work done. The construction and extra costs of work ($559.50) were approved, making the total cost $7,799.50.…
The county left the courthouse for a new one in 2007, gutting the old one's interior because it was in poor condition. A community organization spent years raising money to preserve, then restore, the old courthouse. It reopened in 2018 as the Beal Center, a special-events venue where weddings are held in the old courtroom, the tower room has become a bride's room, and the judge's chambers (with its private stairs to the courtroom) now are used by grooms.
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, January 8, 2019
2. Historic Clay County Courthouse Marker
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, January 8, 2019
3. Historic Clay County Courthouse Markers
via NPS, unknown
4. Clay County Courthouse
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on December 23, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
