Atkinson-Smith House

Atkinson-Smith House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	10 miles (16 km) east of Smithfield off SR 1007, near Smithfield, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°42′50″N78°14′17″W / 35.71389°N 78.23806°W / 35.71389; -78.23806
Area	9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built	c. 1850 (1850)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	75001276 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 5, 1975

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

Description and history

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

1. "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 January 1, 2015.