Currituck County Courthouse and Jail

Currituck County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse and jail located at Currituck, Currituck County, North Carolina. The original two-story section of the courthouse was built about 1842, enlarged in 1897, and a rear wing was added in 1952. The 1897 remodeling added a second floor to the original one-story wings and Classical Revival style design elements. The jail was built about 1857,^[2] and is a two-story, rectangular building with 32 inch thick brick walls. It is one of the oldest extant jails in North Carolina. ^[2]

Currituck County Courthouse and Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Old Currituck County Jail, March 2011
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Location	SR 1242, Currituck, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°27′0″N 76°1′1″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1842 (1842), 1857, 1897, 1952
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Early Republic
MPS	North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.	79001697[1]
Added to NRHP	May 10, 1979

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

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  Currituck County Courthouse, March 2011