Yancey County Courthouse

	Yancey County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Burnsville Town Hall, June 2013
	Location within North Carolina Location within the United States
Location	2 Town Square, Burnsville, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°55′0″N 82°18′1″W / 35.91667°N 82.30028°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1908
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.	79001767
Added to NRHP	May 10, 1979

The old Yancey County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located on the town square of Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, now serving as the Burnsville Town Hall. It was built in 1908, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style, concrete block building faced in stucco. It has a central pedimented entrance pavilion on the northern side surmounted by a blocky cupola.

The building features Corinthian order pilasters and polygonal corner projections. It served as the location for county offices until 1965, when a new courthouse was constructed on the other side of the square.^[2] The building sat vacant for ten years before being transferred to the town. The original cupola was moved to the new courthouse, and eventually replaced with a clock tower.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Yancey County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
↑ "History – Town of Burnsville, NC". Retrieved July 6, 2026.

[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpinv-2] Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "North Carolina County Courthouses TR: Yancey County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 1, 2015.

[3] "History – Town of Burnsville, NC". Retrieved July 6, 2026.

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