List of United States federal courthouses in North Carolina

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Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in North Carolina. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers,For the usage of court abbreviations, see List of United States district and territorial courts. the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.

Courthouses

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Courthouse||City||Image||Street address||Jurisdiction||Dates of use||Named for
U.S. Post Office and Court HouseAsheville80px?W.D.N.C.
4th Cir.
1892–ca. 1930
Razed ca. 1930.
n/a
Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseAsheville80px100 Otis StreetW.D.N.C.
4th Cir.
1930–presentn/a
Federal BuildingBryson City80px50 Main StreetW.D.N.C.1963–?
Still in use as a federal office building.
n/a
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeCharlotte80pxWest Trade St.W.D.N.C.1891–1913
Razed in 1913.
n/a
Charles R. Jonas Federal BuildingCharlotte80px401 West Trade StreetW.D.N.C.1915–present
Sold to the city in 2005; leased thereafter.
U.S. Rep. Charles R. Jonas
John Hervey Wheeler U.S. CourthouseDurham80px323 East Chapel Hill StreetM.D.N.C.1936–presentJohn Hervey Wheeler{{cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/the-battle-for-freedom-begins-every-morning-durham-federal-courthouse-to-be-named-for-local-civil-rights-leader/18697871/|title='The battle for freedom begins every morning': Durham federal courthouse to be named for civil rights leader|last=Talley|first=Ashley|publisher=WRAL|date=October 14, 2019|accessdate=January 14, 2020}}
J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseElizabeth City80px306 East Main StreetE.D.N.C.1906–presentJ. Herbert W. Small (2009){{cite web|url=https://pilotonline.com/news/article_5bbdbae6-8a25-5319-8a6a-9e60b5e6d512.html|title=Federal building in Elizabeth City to be named for retired judge|publisher=The Virginian-Pilot|date=July 1, 2009|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}
Federal Building, U.S. Post Office and CourthouseFayetteville80px301 Green StreetE.D.N.C.1966–presentn/a
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeGreensboro80px101 S. Elm St.W.D.N.C.
M.D.N.C.
1887–1933
Razed ca. 1938.
n/a
L. Richardson Preyer Federal BuildingGreensboro80px324 West Market StreetM.D.N.C.1933–presentU.S. Rep. and District Court judge L. Richardson Preyer (1988)
U.S. CourthouseGreenville80px201 Evans StreetE.D.N.C.?–presentn/a
Federal BuildingGreenville80px215 Evans StreetE.D.N.C.?–present
Completed in 1914.
n/a
U.S. Bankruptcy CourtGreenville80px150 Reade CircleE.D.N.C.?–presentn/a
U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, & Custom HouseNew Bern80px300 Pollock StreetE.D.N.C.1897–1935
Now New Bern City Hall.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & CourthouseNew Bern80px413 Middle StreetE.D.N.C.1935–presentn/a
Federal Building & Post Office Century StationRaleigh80px314 Fayetteville Street MallE.D.N.C.1912–present
Construction completed in 1879.
n/a
Terry Sanford Federal Building and CourthouseRaleigh80px310 New Bern AvenueE.D.N.C.?–presentU.S. Senator Terry Sanford
U.S. Post Office and Federal BuildingRockingham80px125 South Hancock StreetM.D.N.C.1935–1980
Now owned by Richmond County.
n/a
U.S. Post OfficeSalisbury80px130 West Innes StreetW.D.N.C.
M.D.N.C.
1911–1980
Now Rowan County administrative offices.
n/a
U.S. Court House & Post OfficeStatesville80px227 South Center StreetW.D.N.C.1891–1939
Now Statesville City Hall.
n/a
U.S. Post Office and CourthouseStatesville80px200 West Broad StreetW.D.N.C.1939–presentn/a
U.S. Post Office & Court HouseWashington80px102 East 2nd StreetE.D.N.C.1913–1992
Now the Municipal Building.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court HouseWilkesboro80px201 West Main StreetW.D.N.C.
M.D.N.C.
1917–1980
Now an office building.
n/a
Johnson J. Hayes Federal BuildingWilkesboro80px207 West Main StreetM.D.N.C.1969–ca. 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/10/28/163799379/closing-courthouses-in-south-house-storied-history|title=Closing Courthouse Brought Moonshiners To Justice|publisher=NPR|date=October 28, 2012|accessdate=January 10, 2018}}Johnson Jay Hayes
U.S. Custom HouseWilmington80pxN. Water between Princess & MarketD.N.C.
E.D.N.C.
1846–1891
Razed ca. 1914.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & Custom HouseWilmington80pxFront & Chestnut Sts.E.D.N.C.1891–1919
Razed in 1936.
n/a
Alton Lennon Federal Building and CourthouseWilmington80px2 Princess StreetE.D.N.C.1919–presentU.S. Senator Alton Asa Lennon
U.S. Post Office and CourthouseWilson80px224 East Nash StreetE.D.N.C.1928–?
Now the Imagination Station Science Museum.
n/a
U.S. Post OfficeWinston-Salem80px101 West 5th StreetW.D.N.C.
M.D.N.C.
1926–1976
Now the Millennium Center.
n/a
Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseWinston-Salem80px251 North Main StreetM.D.N.C.1976–presentDistrict Court judge Hiram Hamilton Ward

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|Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)

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