The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-03-09
ROBEsON's NEW COURT HOUSE

HO8ESOA'S NEW COURT HOUSE.
Now Being Erected alta Cost of
$50, 1904 Descriptions OF the
Building Inside aud Ouf-One
OF the Finest In tn State.
I'VE are reproducing the cut
of Robson county's new
court house in this issue SO that
the following description of the
building, kindly written for l he
Robesonian by Mr.. NJ. A. Davis,
who is in charge of the. work,
may be more ineligible and bet
ter appreciated. -EDIToR.
The building from the outside.
as shown, is three stories high,
while, in fact, what appears to be
the upper story is a space i'm me-
diately under the roof. This
ispace, however, Immediately
over the courtroom is used to
give height to that room,
which. from floor to ceiling is
about thirty five feet high. The
fronts OF the building are COM
posed of "a light gray brick with
quoins and terra Gotta trim miugs
to match. The building has en-
frances from the 'front.'. rear and
two sides, the main entrance be-
ing covered by portico with
fourlonic: columns with terra-cet
ia capitals and base. The height 0.
this portico: is about thirty feet,
by twenty four in length. The
building is entered from the
main entrance by double swing
ing doors. with heavy plate glass
panels. with side lights and tran
SONS: The bnildingis surmount-
ed oy a tower settingimmediately
over the main entrance and rum
ming up to the. height of about
100 feet above the sidewalk. The
main corridor of the building is
Il 1t. wide, .runniugg through the
entire length of the building 1903
tt. As-tAe .buildining is. entered,
the first room on the right is
that OF the sheriff, which has g
.ttire.proof vault and the room is
1920; the, next room is the treas
.prer's Office, same size and same
arrangement as the sherin's.
Adj lining the ,treasurer's.. Office
is that of the board of super.
Visors; this room is 2Ox22 #, and
IS with a cross hall s feet wide
and also the main corridor, which
is IA feet wide.
Ga the Opposite side of this g.
foot hall is the office Of the clerk
of.the court, this room is also y q
KIP feet. In the rear of this room 1
4s the fire proof, record room, 4
which is shout 20 feet so uare.
There is only one entrance to the
record room, which is thro ugh
Lhe clerks office. There is. how
ever, a record room of the same
dimensions in the basement and
Immediately. below that of the
second floor. These record
rooms are said to be absolutely
lire and damp proof and in tina,
event, should fire occur and the
building be destroyed, the proba.
bilities are that the records will
remain intacs.
On the left of the entrance is
the room Of the board of educa-
tion' immediately adjoining this
is the room of the board of coun-
~ CON missioners. This room is
Il feet wide aud 81 feet long.
FMS lis followed by the@reeister1
IF = deeds ~'ruoln, which is tie
same SIZE aaI fife-proof vault as
that ia Che clerks office. a;
The second floor contains the
court room, which has, an ele.
waited floor, and this room is sol
feet square. Located on this
floor is the grand jury room, the
iady witness room and ample
Toilet accom- medations, Office OIL
prosecuting attorney and the
rear 81 court room is a cohsulta-
ton room and the private Office