About
The Thomasville Downtown Historic District is a 27-acre National Register district of commercial and civic buildings built between 1871 and 1938. It includes the Big Chair, the former City Hall and Post Office, and the separately listed railroad depot, and is the setting for the city's mural and history walking tours.
Listed on the National Register on September 1, 2005, the district contains 46 contributing buildings, one site, two structures and two objects in Italianate and Classical Revival styles. Notable contributing properties include the Big Chair, the former City Hall (1938), the former U.S. Post Office (1926), the First National Bank of Thomasville (1922), the C. R. Thomas Block (about 1900) and the Lambeth Furniture Company/Thomasville Chair Company building.
Details
- Address
- Roughly bounded by Main, Trade, Guilford and Commerce streets, Thomasville, NC, Thomasville, NC
- Town
- Thomasville
- NRHP listed
- September 1, 2005 (ref. 05000940)
- Area
- 27 acres
- Period
- 1871-1938
- Contributing resources
- 46 buildings, 1 site, 2 structures, 2 objects
Sources
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