Thomasville Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 46 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 2 contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district of Thomasville. It includes commercial and governmental buildings built between 1871 and 1938. Located in the district is the separately listed Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot. Other notable contributing resources include The Big Chair (1950), the former City Hall (1938), the former Davidson County Office Building, the former United States Post Office (1926), (former) Davidson County Office Building (1957), the Dr. Orien R. Hodgin Dental Office, the North State Telephone Warehouse (c. 1940), First National Bank of Thomasville (1922), C. R. Thomas Block (c. 1900), and the Lambeth Furniture Company/Thomasville Chair Company.[2]
Thomasville Downtown Historic District | |
 The "Big Chair" on East Main | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Main St., Trade St., Guilford St. and Commerce St., Thomasville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°53′01″N 80°05′02″W / 35.88361°N 80.08389°W |
| Area | 27 acres (11 ha) |
| Built | 1871 |
| Architect | Wetmore, James; Haskins, Albert L. Jr. |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000940[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 1, 2005 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (March 2005). "Thomasville Downtown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved October 1, 2014.