Federal Building (Wilkesboro, North Carolina)

Federal Building
Federal Building, September 2013
Location201 W. Main St., Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°8′50″N 81°21′15″W / 36.14722°N 81.35417°W / 36.14722; -81.35417
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectOffice of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Federal Revival
MPSWilkesboro MRA
NRHP reference No.82003523[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1982

Federal Building, also known as the Wilkes County Board of Education Building, is a historic government building located at Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore and built in 1915. It is a five-part brick building in the Federal Revival style. It consists of a two-story, three-bay central section, flanked by one-story entrances, which are in turn flanked by one-story wings. The post office was located in the west wing. The building features terra cotta decorative elements.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (May 1980). "Federal Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 1, 2015.