Brooklyn Historic District
Brooklyn Historic District is a national historic district located at Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina. It encompasses 88 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Smithfield. It includes notable examples of Queen Anne style architecture and buildings dating from about the 1870s through the 1940s. Located in the district is the separately listed Hood-Strickland House. Other notable buildings include the Smithfield Elementary School (1912-1913), the Smithfield Steam Laundry (c. 1902), Woodall-Fleming House (c. 1870), Davis-Boyette House (1889), Ellington-Holland House (c. 1900), Willis Henry Austin House (1912), Dr. Thel Hooks House (1916), and Ragsdale-McLemore House (1922).[2]
Brooklyn Historic District | |
 Fourth Street north of Woodall Street | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Spring Branch Creek, S. Fifth St., S. Third St., and Lee St., Smithfield, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°30′22″N 78°20′52″W |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | George Barbour, et.al. |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial, Queen Anne, et.al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000443[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 5, 2000 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- M. Ruth Little, Michelle Kullen and Todd Johnson (December 1999). "Brooklyn Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
