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Former United States Post Office (Smithfield, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°30′37″N 78°20′40″W / 35.51028°N 78.34444°W / 35.51028; -78.34444
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Former US Post Office
Front of the post office
Former United States Post Office (Smithfield, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Former United States Post Office (Smithfield, North Carolina)
Former United States Post Office (Smithfield, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Former United States Post Office (Smithfield, North Carolina)
Location405 E. Market St., Smithfield, North Carolina
Coordinates35°30′37″N 78°20′40″W / 35.51028°N 78.34444°W / 35.51028; -78.34444
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1936 (1936)
ArchitectU.S. Treasury
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.93000315[1]
Added to NRHPApril 22, 1993

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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[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. ^ Davyd Foard Hood (December 1992). "US Post Office, Former" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.