Wayne County NcArchives News.....John E. Becton 1850
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Benjamin Gardner provided the design and detailed specifications for the Wayne 
County Courthouse and Jail in the newly established county seat of Goldsboro. 
Goldsboro, located on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad at its junction with the 
North Carolina Railroad, had close economic ties with Wilmington.

The construction contract for $17,800 was awarded to John E. Becton of Wayne 
County, with the stipulation that Gardner and Hillsborough builder John Berry 
would serve as arbiters in case of any disagreements between Becton and the 
building committee. Completed in 1850 and demolished in 1914, the Greek Revival 
style courthouse featured a portico with columns in antis, a brick cornice 
painted to imitate granite, and a square belfry housing a clock.


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