Thomasville in Davidson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Smith Clinic
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023
1. Smith Clinic Marker
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 35° 52.894′ N, 80° 4.844′ W. Marker is in Thomasville, North Carolina, in Davidson County. It is on Randolph Street (State Highway 109) 0.1 miles south of East Main Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 Randolph St, Thomasville NC 27360, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John W. Thomas (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomasville (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Thomasville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thomasville City Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mitchell House (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named John W. Thomas (approx. 2.7 miles away); John H. Mills (approx. 3.4 miles away); North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thomasville.
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Regarding Smith Clinic. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Smith Clinic is a one-story brick office building in central Thomasville built in 1939 according to the plans of High Point architect Tyson T. Ferree. The locally significant building exemplifies the Art Deco style as it was expressed in modest buildings of the Piedmont's small towns. For more than thirty-five years after its construction, Smith Clinic served as the medical office of Dr. William Gordon Smith, Sr., a prominent Thomasville family physician. During most of these years, it also served as the offices of several other physicians, including W. Gordon Smith, Jr., and of a dentist. After some years of decline in the 1980s, the Smith Clinic building was sensitively rehabilitated in 1990-1991 by present owner Paul Rush Mitchell and is now used as his law office.
Also see . . . Smith Clinic (PDF). National Register nomination for the building, which was listed in 1991. (Prepared by Laura A. W. Phillips; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on January 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023
2. Smith Clinic Local Historic Landmark plaque
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023
3. Smith Clinic Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
