Clayton Banking Company Building is a historic

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building located at Clayton,

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. It was built in 1919–1920, and is a two-story rectangular brick block faced with Indiana

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in the Beaux-Arts style. The front facade includes a pair of three-quarter

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columns "in antis" framing the double front doors. The building houses the Clayton Chamber of Commerce. It was listed on the

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in 1996.

References

External links

Clayton Chamber of Commerce website
Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Beaux-Arts architecture in North Carolina Commercial buildings completed in 1920 Buildings and structures in Johnston County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Johnston County, North Carolina {{JohnstonCountyNC-NRHP-stub