Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:10:04 -0500
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Pittsboro Courthouse Restoration update 1.11.12
Ghost lines are emerging as layers of material are removed from the court house interior, exposing the massive brick walls.
The remainder of the wood structure and plaster have been removed, exposing the hand made brick as they were when first placed in 1881. It is now possible to see faint ghost lines on both corners the west
side of the second floor, suggesting a balcony or a third floor similar to the east side at the time of the fire.
There is now evidence to support local attorney Wade Barber’s memory of a raised area of seating in the court room. It was obvious during the design phase that the toilets that occupied the west side were not
original, but until now it has not been possible to make any conjecture as to what there might have been.
Abandoned stair cases have also been exposed in other parts of the building, thus making it possible to understand more about the original building plan and the changes that were made over the past 131 years.
Pictures and more information at
http://blog.hobbsarchitects.com/2012/01/11/pittsboro-courthouse-restoration-update-1-11-12/