Marion in McDowell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

McDowell County Courthouse

Built 1922-1923

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 24, 2022

1. McDowell County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. 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 • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. 35° 41.038′ N, 82° 0.503′ W. Marker is in Marion, North Carolina, in McDowell County. It can be reached from the intersection of South Main Street (Business U.S. 221) and East Court Street (U.S. 70), on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the front/west entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 South Main Street, Marion NC 28752, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory

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of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Charters of Freedom (a few steps from this marker); McDowell County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); M/Sgt. Shufford Cline Rowe (a few steps from this marker); First Baptist Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sesquicentennial Testament (about 800 feet away); Roy Williams (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lone Beech (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Regarding McDowell County Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places #79003131. Also a contributing property in Main Street Historic District, NRHP #91000292.

Also see . . .
1. McDowell County Courthouse.

McDowell County Courthouse was designed by architect Erle G. Stillwell and built between 1921 and 1923. It is three-story, late Neoclassical building sheathed in yellow brick. The rectangular structure is composed of
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 24, 2022

2. McDowell County Courthouse (front/west entrance)
(marker is mounted just to the right of the front/west entrance)
a central block flanked by slightly recessed, unornamented wings.

(Submitted on April 26, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. McDowell County Courthouse.

The restrained classical design features simple pilasters defining the large windows of the upper two stories.

(Submitted on April 26, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

McDowell County Courthouse (<i>southwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 24, 2022

3. McDowell County Courthouse (southwest elevation)

McDowell County Courthouse (<i>west elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 24, 2022

4. McDowell County Courthouse (west elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 411 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 26, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.