Vance County is named for Zebulon Baird Vance, who was a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, twice Governor of North Carolina and a United States Senator.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Mecklenburg County, Virginia
E – Warren County
S – Franklin County
W – Granville County
Created: May 5, 1881
County Seat:
Henderson 1881 – present
County Courthouse – Henderson
Location: 156 Church Street / North Chestnut Street
Built: 1998 – 2000
Style: Modern
Architect: Surapon Sujjavannnick. Architect of Apex
Contractor: R N Rouse & Company, Inc. of Goldsboro
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story buff colored brick, concrete and glass structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Henderson. The southwest front has a large circular section with glass walls. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the circular section has a large atrium rising to the top of the second story and star-patterned floor. The building houses the County Superior Court and County District Court of the 9th Judicial District.
Old County Courthouse – Henderson
Location: 122 Young Street / North Garnett Street
Built: 1884 – 1885
Style: Greek Revival
Architect: James R Thrower
Contractor: W R Kivett
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story buff colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Henderson on the west side of the courthouse. The southwest front has a porch with four columns rising to a pediment above the roof line. In the interior, the former courtroom was located on the second story. The building was remodeled in 1908. The architect was Frank Pierce Milburn of Milburn, Heister, and Company and the contractor was D J Phipps. An addition was added on the west side in 1937. To the southwest is the Henry A Dennis County Office Building houses in the old Post Office (1911).
See: The architect Frank Pierce Milburn of Washington, DC.
See: The 9th Judicial District includes Franklin County, Granville County, Person County and Warren County.
History: The county was created in 1881 and Henderson was selected as the county seat. The first courts met in rented premises in Henderson. In 1884 to 1885, the first courthouse was constructed in Henderson and is still standing. The second and present courthouse was construction in 1998 to 2000.
County Courthouse – Henderson
Old County Courthouse – Henderson
County Office Building – Henderson
Photos taken 2012