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

Credits and Sources:

HMDB