Johnston County Courthouse

Johnston County Courthouse

Johnston County Courthouse, December 2014
Location Martin and 2nd Sts, Smithfield, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°30′40″N 78°20′52″W / 35.51111°N 78.34778°W / 35.51111; -78.34778Coordinates: 35°30′40″N 78°20′52″W / 35.51111°N 78.34778°W / 35.51111; -78.34778
Area less than one acre
Built 1920 (1920)-1921
Architect Barton, Harry
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 79001728[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1979

Johnston County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Harry Barton and built in 1920-1921. It is a three-story, rectangular steel frame building with a cut stone veneer in the Classical Revival style. It features a four-column portico in antis, a tetrastyle pedimented portico, and a stone balustrade at the roofline.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "Johnston County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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