Old Horry County Courthouse, now known as Conway City Hall, is a historic

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building located at

Conway Conway may refer to: Places United States * Conway, Arkansas * Conway County, Arkansas * Lake Conway, Arkansas * Conway, Florida * Conway, Iowa * Conway, Kansas * Conway, Louisiana * Conway, Massachusetts * Conway, Michigan * Conway Townshi ...

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 centra ...

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

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brick building. It features an extended pediment supported by

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columns that shelters a second story

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

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in 1971.

References

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