Dare County is named for Virginia Dare, who was the first child born of English parents in America.
Created: February 3, 1870
County Seat:
Manteo 1870 – present
County Courthouse – Manteo
Location: 962 Marshall Collins Drive / Highway 64
Built: 2000 – 2002
Style: Modern
Architect: Heery International, Inc.
Contractor: Heery International, Inc.
Description: The building faces east and is a two story red colored brick, concrete and glass structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds. The east front has a wide porch with four columns rising to a wide header. On the south side a wing extends east. The building has a green colored hipped roof. The building faces onto a large landscaped area with the Administration Building on the east side.
County Administration – Manteo
Location: 954 Marshall Collins Drive / Highway 64
Built: 2000 – 2002
Style: Modern
Architect: Heery International, Inc.
Contractor: Heery International, Inc.
Description: The building faces west and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The west front has a large portico supported by four high columns with pediment at the roof line. Along the hipped roof are three dormers on each side of the portico. A covered walkway runs in front of the building. The building faces onto a large landscaped area with the Courthouse Building on the west side.
Old County Courthouse – Manteo
Location: 300 Queen Street / Sir Walter Raleigh Street
Built: 1903 – 1904
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: B F Smith Fireproof Construction Company
Contractor: B F Smith Fireproof Construction Company
Description: The building faces east and is a two story red colored brick structure. The east front has a porch with balcony on the second story. The second story windows are arched. The roof is hipped. The building was remodeled in 1933.
See: The contractor, B F Smith Fireproof Construction Company, constructed courthouses in Onslow County, Rockingham County and Tyrrell County.
Courthouses:
N – Currituck County
E – Atlantic Ocean
S – Hyde County
W – Tyrrell County
County Courthouse
County Administration
Old County Courthouse
Photos taken 2012