Johnston County Courthouse Explained

Johnston County Courthouse
Coordinates:35.5111°N -78.3478°W
Built:-1921
Architect:Harry Barton
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:May 10, 1979
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:79001728

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley . Johnston County Courthouse . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d.. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.