William E. Smith House
William E. Smith House | |
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| Location | 309 W. Railroad St., Selma, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°32′8″N 78°17′13″W / 35.53556°N 78.28694°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | c 1900, c. 1912 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Selma, North Carolina MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003480[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 24, 1982 |
William E. Smith House, also known as The French Country Inn, is a historic home located at Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina. It was built about 1900 and enlarged to its present size about 1912, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style frame dwelling. The front facade features an imposing pedimented portico supported by giant Ionic order columns.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the West Selma Historic District.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Thomas A. Greco (August 1980). "William E. Smith House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1912
- Houses in Johnston County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Johnston County, North Carolina
- 1912 establishments in North Carolina
- Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs