Hoke County is named for Robert Hoke, who was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Moore County
S – Robeson County
W – Scotland County and Richmond County
Created: February 17, 1911
County Seat:
Raeford 1911 – present
County Courthouse – Raeford
Location: 304 North Main Street / East Edinborough Avenue
Built: 1911 – 1912
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Milburn, Hester & Company
Contractor: J A Jones
Description: The building faces west and is a two story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building has a high portico supported by four large columns rising to the pediment and the same type of portico is on the south side but with two columns. The eaves have decorative trim. The building houses the County Superior Court and County District Court of the 19th Judicial District. The building was renovated in 1986. The architect was Dodge and Associates and the contractor was DWC Contractors.
See: The architect Frank Pierce Milburn of Washington, DC.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Hoke County Courthouse
County Justice Center – Raeford
Location: 250 North Main Street / East Edinborough Avenue
Built: 2022 – 2024
Style: Modern
Architect: Silling Architects of Orlando, Florida
Contractor: Metcon
Description: The building faces west and is a three story steel, buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Raeford on the south side of the courthouse. On the west front, the second and third stories have narrow vertical windows. On the first story is a projecting one story entrance structure. The roof line is flat. In the interior are five courtrooms for the County Superior Court and the County District Court.
County Administration Building
Location: 250 North Main Street / East Edinborough Avenue
Built: 2022 – 2024
Style: Modern
Architect: HH Architecture
Contractor: MSquare Construction
Description: The building faces west and is a modern two story steel, dark brown colored brick, glass and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Raeford on the south side of the County Justice Center.
See: The 19th Judicial District includes Cabarrus County, Moore County, Randolph County and Rowan County.
History: The county was created in 1911 and Raeford was selected as the county seat. The first and present courthouse was constructed in 1911 to 1912 at a cost of $57,000. The County Justice Center was constructed in 2022 to 2024 at a cost of $31,000,000. The County Administration Building was constructed in 2022 to 2024 at a cost of $6,000,000.
County Courthouse – Raeford
Photos taken 2008
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