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Johnston County Courthouse

Coordinates: 35°30′40″N 78°20′52″W / 35.51111°N 78.34778°W / 35.51111; -78.34778
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Johnston County Courthouse
Johnston County Courthouse, December 2014
Johnston County Courthouse is located in North Carolina
Johnston County Courthouse
Johnston County Courthouse is located in the United States
Johnston County Courthouse
Location207 E. Johnston St.,
Smithfield, North Carolina
Coordinates35°30′40″N 78°20′52″W / 35.51111°N 78.34778°W / 35.51111; -78.34778
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)-1921
ArchitectHarry Barton
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSNorth Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.79001728[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

Johnston County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina. It was designed by 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.