{"nrhp_refnum":"86001623","name":"Hood Brothers Building","other_names":["Hood's Corner","See Also:Downtown Smithfield Historic District"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100--104 S. Third St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Smithfield","county":"Johnston County","state":"NC","lat":35.511232645000064,"lon":-78.34649872799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-08-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story red brick drugstore and office building with a basement, built in 1923 at the southwest corner of East Market and South Third Streets in Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a pivotal landmark of the small county seat, at the center of the district known as \"Hood's Corner,\" and as a symbol of the 1920s cotton and tobacco prosperity of eastern North Carolina railroad towns. It is tied to contractor D. J. Rose, a prominent regional builder. It is also described as one of the best and least altered examples of 1920s commercial architecture in Smithfield.","narrative":"Standing at the southwest corner of Market and Third Streets in Smithfield, this three-story brick building was completed in 1923 for the Hood family's long-running drugstore business. Red pressed brick is banded with blond brick and white diamond tiles, and a pressed tin modillion cornice caps the walls. Large twelve-over-one windows light the upper floors, which hold two rows of small offices, while a barber shop occupies the basement. Contractor D. J. Rose of Rocky Mount worked on the project with the Hoods, who had sold drugs in Smithfield since 1871. The corner became known as \"Hood's Corner\" and served as a hub of the business district. The building is regarded as a pivotal piece of the downtown streetscape and a reflection of the cotton and tobacco prosperity of the 1920s. Its exterior has changed little, and original cabinets, tin ceilings and stair details survive inside.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1923)","architect_builder":"D. J. Rose, Contractor","architectural_style":"Neoclassical Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Exterior little altered apart from an aluminum shed canopy. The barber shop in the basement still operates, the two ground-floor stores are in specialty retail use, and the upper floors are unaltered but in disrepair from disuse. Owners plan rehabilitation for new commercial uses.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:48.792839-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/7209/47720964/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/86001623.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001623/34bc8e6fa5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001623/34bc8e6fa5-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Ammodramus","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hood_Bros._bldg_Smithfield_NC_from_NNE_1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ammodramus</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hood_Bros._bldg_Smithfield_NC_from_NNE_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720964","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hood_Brothers_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19462391"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/johnston-county/hood-brothers-building-86001623/"}