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Atkinson-Smith House

Coordinates: 35°42′50″N 78°14′17″W / 35.71389°N 78.23806°W / 35.71389; -78.23806
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Atkinson-Smith House
Atkinson-Smith House is located in North Carolina
Atkinson-Smith House
Atkinson-Smith House is located in the United States
Atkinson-Smith House
Location10 miles (16 km) east of Smithfield off SR 1007, near Smithfield, North Carolina
Coordinates35°42′50″N 78°14′17″W / 35.71389°N 78.23806°W / 35.71389; -78.23806
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.75001276[1]
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1975

Atkinson-Smith House is a historic plantation home located near Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina.

Description and history

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It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a low hipped roof and exterior end chimneys. The front facade features a two-tier superimposed tetrastyle entrance portico with fluted Doric order columns. It was the home of Congressman William A. Smith (1828-1888).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1975.[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. ^ John Baxton Flowers, III and Catherine W. Cockshutt (March 1975). "Atkinson-Smith House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.