Oh, the Monroe Courthouse!

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Seeing this photo of the old Monroe Court House made me just have to jump in and write again.
And, that particular side is perfect view! My father spent many years working in the Union County Tax Collector's Office: first floor, that corner!
Bill McGuirt's mom also worked in the same office.

Memories are of the office, itself, being "tall, dark, ancient, walls lined with big, heavy books".......but those windows were just perfect for a bird's eye view of the big Christmas Parade when the weather was extra cold.

Bet there are lots of classmates who remember the creaking stairway to the upstairs rooms that served as the early Union County Library. We must have been just learning to read about then! And who could forget the lighted cross on the top, that could be seen from miles away??

I would love to hear about memories that other classmates have of this wonderful, old historic landmark.

From the Monroe Tourism Bureau:

(Former) Union County Courthouse (1886)
This is the most architecturally sophisticated and impressive building in the county. In keeping with his firm’s promise that their “architecture and building will be in the latest style of the art,” Thomas J. Holt, younger brother of prominent North Carolina architect Jacob Holt, combined elements from a variety of popular styles to create a building that was everything the Board of Commissioners hoped it would be. By 1926, the courthouse was overcrowded and in need of repair. Wings were added to each side and the interior was renovated. The courthouse was renovated again in 1986. Its restoration and reuse is the most important preservation project undertaken in Union County and the courthouse remains the single most significant property representing the history and development of Union County and its County Seat, Monroe.