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Randolph County Courthouse
Photo: sw23, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Randolph County Courthouse

Asheboro’s first place on the National RegisterListed May 10, 1979; only 560 of North Carolina’s 3,076 listings are older
Neo-Classical RevivalListed 1979Asheboro
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Randolph County Courthouse

Randolph County Courthouse, at Worth St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 1979: the first place in Asheboro to be listed. Only 560 of North Carolina’s 3,076 listings are older. The Register lists it for its politics, architecture and social history, at the state level. It describes its style as Neo-Classical Revival, as it does for 80 other North Carolina listings. It was listed as part of North Carolina County Courthouses TR. The listing covers 3.1 acres. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in North Carolina, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 36 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Worth St., Asheboro · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Randolph County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Asheboro Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Acme-McCrary Hosiery MillsBuilding · next door
  4. 4Sunset TheaterMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · next door
  5. 5Asheboro Hosiery Mills and Cranford Furniture Company ComplexHeavy Timber Mill Construction · Built 1940 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

1 more Register listing within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BCentral SchoolScholastic Functionalism · Built 19260.6 mi

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Questions about Randolph County Courthouse

Is Randolph County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 10, 1979 (Register number 79001746).

Is Randolph County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Randolph County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Randolph County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 36 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 47718337 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.