This is the western-most courthouse in the state, located in a spot made famous by the favorite phrase of North Carolina politicians, "from Murphy to Manteo." In 1865, federal troops burned the original Cherokee County Courthouse after Lee surrendered to Grant, allegedly because they did not know the war was over. After three more courthouses burned, local lawyers petitioned the county officials to build a courthouse that would endure. They did so in 1926. The two-story late neoclassical revival building pictured here is quite unique by virtue of its blue-gray marble exterior. Designed by James J. Baldwin, the courthouse is adorned with Corinthian columns, a richly molded cornice, and is dominated by a massive cupola.
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