{"nrhp_refnum":"91001746","name":"Smith Clinic","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"17 Randolph St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Thomasville","county":"Davidson County","state":"NC","lat":35.881681385000036,"lon":-80.08069989999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-11-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick Art Deco office building at 17 Randolph Street in central Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina, built in 1939 to plans by High Point architect Tyson T. Ferree.","why_significant":"The building is argued to be a well-preserved example of how Art Deco was adapted for modest small-town buildings in the North Carolina Piedmont. It also housed Dr. William Gordon Smith, Sr., a prominent Thomasville family physician, and other medical professionals for decades. Its restrained styling reflects an owner wanting to be up to date while staying conservative.","narrative":"Built in 1939 at 17 Randolph Street in Thomasville, this one-story brick building served as a medical clinic for Dr. William G. Smith, who began practising in the town in 1928. High Point architect Tyson T. Ferree designed it in a restrained Art Deco style. The plain brick walls contrast with cast concrete details at the water table, window lintels, cornice and entrance surround. A projecting central bay with flanking pilasters, aluminum lettering and a stepped parapet draws attention to the entrance. Inside, curved wall-to-ceiling transitions and Art Deco hardware survive. Other physicians and a dentist later shared the building, including Smith's son, a surgeon. After Smith's death the building was sold, used as a day care center in the 1980s, and then rehabilitated in 1990-1991 and converted to a law office. It was listed as a well-preserved example of modest small-town Art Deco architecture in the North Carolina Piedmont.","period_of_significance":"1939","architect_builder":"Ferree, Tyson T.","architectural_style":"Art Deco","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated in 1990-1991 after use as a day care center in the 1980s; now used as a law office.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:49.071912-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/31/7199/47719931/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/91001746.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001746/5e40edc636-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001746/5e40edc636-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Hennap","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SmithClinicThomasvilleNCUSA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Hennap</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SmithClinicThomasvilleNCUSA.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"12000571","name":"Randolph Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/randolph-street-historic-district-12000571/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719931","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Clinic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18378747"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/davidson-county/smith-clinic-91001746/"}