High Point in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Southern Furniture Exposition Building

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021

1. Southern Furniture Exposition Building Marker

Inscription. On June 6, 1919 the Southern Furniture Exposition Company purchased a lot on South Main Street for $35,000 to build a furniture exposition building. By August of the same year, ground was broken and construction began on a one million dollar structure that would become the southern Furniture Exhibition Building. With C.F. Tomlinson as president, A.E. Tate as vice president, R.B. Terry as second vice president, and Charles Long as secretary and manager, the doors opened on June 20, 1921 with 149 manufacturers and 700 buyers present. The building has enjoyed numerous expansions, most notably in 1940, 1955, 1961, 1967, 1974, 1982, 1989, 1996 and 2000.

Erected by City of High Point, North Carolina.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1919.

Location. 35° 57.303′ N, 80° 0.302′ W. Marker is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on South Main Street (State Highway 1993) just south of East Commerce Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 S Main St, High

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Point NC 27260, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Myrtle Furr Hayworth Barthmaier (here, next to this marker); High Point Market (a few steps from this marker); Perley Albert "P.A." Thomas (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Guilford County Office and Court Building (about 400 feet away); Sewell Farlow Store (about 500 feet away); The Ragan and Mills Building (about 600 feet away); Woolworth Students' Sit-in (about 600 feet away); February 11, 1960 (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in High Point.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023

2. Southern Furniture Exposition Building Marker

Southern Furniture Exposition Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023

3. Southern Furniture Exposition Building

It is now known as the International Home Furnishings Center.

<i>Southern Furniture Exposition Building, High Point, N. C.</i> image. Click for full size.

Tichnor Bros. (courtesy of the Boston Public Library), circa 1936

4. Southern Furniture Exposition Building, High Point, N. C.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 454 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on February 21, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on June 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on June 20, 2021. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.