Okay, another must see historic courthouse. Best description I could find follows and is from www.lasr.net.

Alamance County was formed in 1849 from Orange County and Graham was designated as its county seat. The Alamance County Courthouse is an imposing three-story stone, neoclassic revival building located on a hexagonal plot in the center of Graham's commercial district. Designed in 1925 by Harry Barton, a noted architect of the period, the structure replaced the original brick courthouse built in 1849. Sophisticated and richly detailed, the Alamance County Courthouse is the major landmark for Graham. Its scale, style and materials blend well with the town's commercial buildings, many of which are contemporaries of the courthouse.

One thing that I would like to add in my understanding of local history, is that Alamance as well as Durham Counties were divided from Orange because of the amount of "mavericks" that lived in Orange County.  Some historians tell of how for more than a century Orange County would not adhere to the State or the British rules and that led to its divide.  Some may even argue that Orange County still beats to it's own drum :).  I think that is a good thing.