Conway City Hall

Conway City Hall was built in 1825 and originally functioned as the Horry County Courthouse. An excellent example of Classical Revival architecture, it features a portico with four Doric columns, arched windows, and an arched main entrance. A clock tower stands just outside of the main entrance. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

The building replaced the former courthouse, which was a wood structure that was deteriorating and too costly to repair. Construction of the present building, and a separate jail, began in March of 1824 and was completed in May the next year. There is speculation that it was designed by Robert Mills, who is well known for designing the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.

The jail was converted and enlarged into a hotel in 1914 (the hotel was apparently built on top of the jail). The new floors of the hotel were demolished in 1968, leaving the original jail walls in place. Information about when the courthouse became city hall is not readily available but it was sometime before 1971 when it was listed on the National Register.

McGrath, Dollie. "Old Horry County Court House and Old Jail." National Park Service - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. April 7, 1971. http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/horry/S10817726018/S10817726018.pdf.