Old Horry County Courthouse

Old Horry County Courthouse
Conway City Hall, November 2006
Location Main St., Conway, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°50′6″N 79°2′45″W / 33.83500°N 79.04583°W / 33.83500; -79.04583Coordinates: 33°50′6″N 79°2′45″W / 33.83500°N 79.04583°W / 33.83500; -79.04583
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1824
Architect Mills,Robert; Warren, Major Russell
NRHP Reference # 71000785[1]
Added to NRHP April 7, 1971

Old Horry County Courthouse, now known as Conway City Hall, is a historic court house building located at Conway in Horry County, South Carolina.[2] It was built between 1824 and 1825 and reputedly designed by Robert Mills (1781-1855). It is a two story Classical Revival brick building. It features an extended pediment supported by Doric order columns that shelters a second story portico which does not extend the full width of the façade.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. McGrath, Dollie (February 10, 1971). "Old Horry County Courthouse and Old Jail" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. "South Carolina Department of Archives and History". National Register Properties in South Carolina: Old Horry County Courthouse, Horry County (Main St., Conway), including three photos. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 2010-06-21.

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