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National Register listings in Johnston County, North Carolina

36 listings 8 districts 1 National Historic Landmark 35 with nomination summaries Updated October 2026
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Most notable listings

Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site NHL Princeton · Site · listed 1970 Boyette Slave House Kenly · Building · listed 1979 Brooklyn Historic District Smithfield · District · listed 2000 Clayton Banking Company Building Clayton · Building · listed 1996 Clayton Graded School and Clayton Grammar School-Municipal Auditorium Clayton · Building · listed 2001 Clayton Historic District Clayton · District · listed 2010 Downtown Smithfield Historic District Smithfield · District · listed 1993 Edgerton, Noah Edward, House Selma · Building · listed 1982 Ellington-Ellis Farm Clayton · Building · listed 1983 Four Oaks Commercial Historic District Four Oaks · District · listed 2006

Historic districts (8)

All listings

Places: Smithfield (10) · Clayton (8) · Selma (8) · Princeton (4) · Benson (2) · Kenly (1) · Four Oaks (1) · Harper (1) · Brogden (1)

NamePlaceTypeListed
Atkinson-Smith House Smithfield Building 1975
Benson Historic District Benson District 1985
Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site NHL Princeton Site 1970
Boyette Slave House Kenly Building 1979
Brooklyn Historic District Smithfield District 2000
Clayton Banking Company Building Clayton Building 1996
Clayton Graded School and Clayton Grammar School-Municipal Auditorium Clayton Building 2001
Clayton Historic District Clayton District 2010
Cleveland School Clayton Building 2005
Downtown Selma Historic District Selma District 2010
Downtown Smithfield Historic District Smithfield District 1993
Edgerton, Noah Edward, House Selma Building 1982
Ellington-Ellis Farm Clayton Building 1983
Four Oaks Commercial Historic District Four Oaks District 2006
Hannah's Creek Primitive Baptist Church Benson Building 1991
Harper House Harper Building 1970
Harrison, Richard B., School Selma Building 2012
Hastings-McKinnie House Princeton Building 1983
Hood Brothers Building Smithfield Building 1986
Hood-Strickland House Smithfield Building 1990
Johnston County Courthouse Smithfield Building 1979
Moore, Walter R. and Eliza Smith, House Clayton Building 2005
North Smithfield Historic District Smithfield District 2000
Nowell-Mayerburg-Oliver House Selma Building 1982
Princeton Graded School Princeton Building 2005
Sanders-Hairr House Clayton Building 1971
Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Brogden Building 2008
Smith, William E., House Selma Building 1982
Smithfield Masonic Lodge Smithfield Building 2007
Stallings-Carpenter House Clayton Building 1983
Stevens, Everitt P., House Selma Building 1982
Union Station Selma Building 1982
US Post Office, Former Smithfield Building 1993
Watson-Sanders House Smithfield Building 2001
West Selma Historic District Selma District 2011
Wood-Rains Cotton Gin Princeton Building 2023

State Historic Preservation Office

Nominations, tax-credit certifications and official records for North Carolina go through the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. See how to nominate a property.