National Register of Historic Places

Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company Complex

High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina
Listed
March 17, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83001888

About this property

Market Square is a furniture showroom complex in High Point, North Carolina, owned by International Market Centers which is the largest building in North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the sixth largest in the United States. Known also as Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company Complex, it was listed on the NRHP under that name. The former manufacturing complex includes the oldest factory building in the city, and its renovation has been credited with making High Point a successful furniture exhibition center. A 16-story addition in 1990 is one of the city's tallest buildings.

Location

305 W. High St.
High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina
35.95522, -80.00888

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

West High Street Historic District
Listed
0.1 mi
Kirkman, O. Arthur, House and Outbuildings
Industrial
0.2 mi
Kirkman, O. Arthur, House and Outbuildings (Boundary Increase)
Industrial
0.2 mi
Guilford County Office and Court Building
Industrial
0.2 mi
Oakwood Historic District
Listed
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — High Point NC
1865Civil War
0.2 mi
Battle of Shallow Ford (Deep River)
1781Revolutionary War
5.5 mi
Battle of Hart's Mill (NC)
1781Revolutionary War
11.2 mi
Battle of Wetzell's Ford
1781Revolutionary War
12 mi

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When was Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company Complex listed on the National Register?

Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company Complex?

Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company Complex is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company Complex is recorded as the industrial era.

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