{"nrhp_refnum":"00000459","name":"Johnson Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"102-104 E. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clinton","county":"Sampson County","state":"NC","lat":34.997642721000034,"lon":-78.32375647199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-05-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick commercial building at 102/104 East Main Street in downtown Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, built about 1902 for Amma Ferdinand Johnson at the corner of East Main and Wall streets.","why_significant":"The building is significant for architecture and commerce as an intact example of a two-story brick commercial building that symbolized Clinton's business prosperity in the first half of the twentieth century. It was built after the 1902 fire destroyed much of downtown and retains period features such as a metal cornice with modillion blocks and arched brick lintels. It housed retail shops and professional offices facing the county courthouse.","narrative":"Anchoring the corner of East Main and Wall streets across from the Sampson County courthouse, this two-story brick commercial building in downtown Clinton dates to about 1902. Amma Ferdinand Johnson had it built as an investment soon after a fire that year burned forty-three downtown buildings. Its five-bay front has arched brick lintels, corner pilasters, recessed panels, a corbeled table and a projecting metal cornice with modillion blocks. Inside, the second floor keeps its wood floors, wainscoting, paneled doors and four skylights, along with window lettering left by physicians and dentists. Over the decades the ground floor held up to three shops, including dry goods stores, groceries, a cafe and a five-and-dime, while offices occupied the upper level. The building is considered significant for architecture and commerce, representing the simple brick commercial buildings typical of the region and the town's rebuilding and prosperity from about 1902 to 1950. A restoration was under way at the time of the nomination.","period_of_significance":"C. 1902-1950","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Commercial Style, with Classical Revival-style details","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently being restored to resemble its original appearance; function listed as work in progress.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.561922-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/19/7222/47722219/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/00000459.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000459/ce9c1ea623-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000459/ce9c1ea623-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnson_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnson_Building.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"02000568","name":"Clinton Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/clinton-commercial-historic-district-02000568/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722219","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19881021"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/sampson-county/johnson-building-00000459/"}