Old Horry County Courthouse, now known as Conway City Hall, is a historic courthouse building located at Conway in

Horry County, South Carolina Horry County ( ) is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 351,029. It is the fourth-most populous county in South Carolina. The county seat is Conway. Horry County is the central ...

. It was built between 1824 and 1825 and reputedly designed by Robert Mills (1781-1855). It is a two-story

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styl ...

brick building. It features an extended pediment supported by

Doric order The Doric order was one of the three orders of ancient Greek and later Roman architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. The Doric is most easily recognized by the simple circular capitals at the top of ...

columns that shelters a second story

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many c ...

which does not extend the full width of the façade. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...

in 1971.

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External links

Old Horry County Courthouse - Conway, South Carolina - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
Government buildings completed in 1825 Buildings and structures in Conway, South Carolina Neoclassical architecture in South Carolina Clock towers in South Carolina County courthouses in South Carolina Robert Mills buildings Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Horry County, South Carolina {{HorryCountySC-NRHP-stub