Orange County Courthouse, 1845-1957
Fourth on this Site
Designed and erected, 1844 – 45
by
John Berry of Hillsborough, 1798 – 1870
Builder, Architect, Legislator, Humanitarian
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Builder of distinguished structures in his native state
Contributor to the tradition of American architecture
Member of North Carolina Senate
1848, 1850, 1852, 1864, and 1866
Member of North Carolina House of Commons, 1862
Member of N.C. Constitutional Conventions, 1861 and 1865
Trustee of Wake Forest College 1850-1862
Presidential Elector
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An Historic American Building
cited by
The National Park Service
Department of the Interior
April, 1961
Marker is at the intersection of E King Street and S Churton Street (U.S. 70), on the right when traveling east on E King Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org