Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Halifax

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Halifax County Courthouse
Photo: John Stanton – CC-BY-SA (see permission; all content licensed under CC-BY-SA), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Halifax County Courthouse

On the National Register since 197947 years
Neo-Classical RevivalListed 1979Halifax
DirectionsAdd an old photo

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Halifax County Courthouse

Halifax County Courthouse, at Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 1979. It was among the first 5 of Halifax’s 9 listings. The Register lists it for its landscape design, 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. Five 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 · 24 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Main St., Halifax · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Halifax County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Eagle TavernBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Town of Halifax Historic DistrictFederal · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4St. Mark's Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Church of the Immaculate Conception and the Michael Ferrall Family CemeteryGothic Revival · Built 1859 · next door
Around it

4 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

BAndrew Jackson Elementary SchoolBuilding0.1 miDHalifax Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBSally-Billy HouseBuilding0.2 miBWilliam R. Davie HouseGeorgian · Built 17850.2 mi

Memories of Halifax County Courthouse

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Halifax County Courthouse?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Halifax County Courthouse

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

Yes. It was added on May 10, 1979 (Register number 79001719).

Is Halifax County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Halifax 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 Halifax County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 24 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 47717973 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.