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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/31/13dUMq.St.138.jpeg|446Folks walk along a third floor hallway as they toured the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/31/eSwzg.St.138.jpeg|413Folks gather on the steps of the Historic Courthouse as members of the the 6th NC Continental Line Regiment fire off their muskets in front of the Historic Courthouse. Folks toured the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/31/1sXHso.St.138.jpeg|421Members of the 6th NC Continental Line Regiment play fife and drum of the steps of the Historic Courthouse. Folks toured the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/31/XbHni.St.138.jpeg|408Folks gather on the steps of the Historic Courthouse as members of the the 6th NC Continental Line Regiment fire off their muskets in front of the Historic Courthouse. Folks toured the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/30/14grOb.St.138.jpeg|525Central Piedmont Community College students and faculty with the Baking and Pastry Arts Degree Program baked this large cake to replicate the Historic Courthouse, (from Left), L. Shane' Marshall, Jessica Salazar, Ryan Walkup, Marina Rombout, Lauren Warner. Folks toured the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/30/sN6ry.St.138.jpeg|413Folks tour the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/30/1j7lEH.St.138.jpeg|413Folks tour the second floor Crimes Against Person offices in the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/30/bZtBu.St.138.jpeg|413Folks tour the third floor the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/30/xfD6G.St.138.jpeg|413Folks climb the stairs to the third floor as they toured the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/30/1u3g89.St.138.jpeg|413Folks climb the stairs to the third floor as they toured the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/30/1kyYrN.St.138.jpeg|413Folks toured the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/30/7cWOo.St.138.jpeg|413Members of the the 6th NC Continental Line Regiment (from left) Jim Daniel, Robert Ryals , Osce Self, fire off their muskets in front of the Historic Courthouse. Folks toured the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/29/iCUye.St.138.jpeg|432Members of the the 6th NC Continental Line Regiment (from left) Jim Daniel, Robert Ryals , Osce Self, fire off their muskets in front of the Historic Courthouse. Folks toured the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/26/16/29/RWMh3.St.138.jpeg|413Jim Williams with 6th NC Continental Line Regiment plays the fife of the steps of the Historic Courthouse. Folks toured the Historic Courthouse on Tuesday Feb. 26,2013. Mecklenburg County is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and is marking the occasion along with the Mecklenburg County District AttorneyÕs Office to rededicate the Historic Courthouse at 700 East Trade Street on Feb. 26, 2013, at 2 p.m. The Historic Courthouse, now home to the District AttorneyÕs Office, is designated as a historic landmark and is one of the few remaining buildings of the 1920's building boom in uptown Charlotte. The Neoclassical-style building opened in 1928 as Mecklenburg CountyÕs fifth courthouse. Legend holds that the first act of Mecklenburg County government took place on Feb. 26, 1763 at a ramshackle wooden cabin that once stood near present-day Randolph and Caswell streets in Charlotte. The cabin was the home of Thomas Spratt and is held to be the location of the first court held in Mecklenburg County. Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com
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