Former United States Post Office (Smithfield, North Carolina) Explained

Former US Post Office
Coordinates:35.5103°N -78.3444°W
Architect:U.S. Treasury
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:April 22, 1993
Refnum:93000315

The former US Post Office is a historic post office building located at Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect and built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration. It is a two-story, five-bay, rectangular brick building in the Colonial Revival style. It consists of three distinct sections: the two-story front block; a one-story rectangular center block; and a two-level rear block. The front facade features fluted Ionic order pilasters rising to a frieze supporting a broken pediment. The building housed federal government offices until 1990. The building was renovated in 1991 to house law offices.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davyd Foard Hood . US Post Office, Former . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . December 1992. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.