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The Old Blacksmith Shop at Thomasville, AL (ca. 1895)

| Thomasville in Clarke County  

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The old Blacksmith Shop, commonly referred to as the Red Shed, was built around 1895. The building has a simple board and batten construction. This was the shop of the blacksmith, J. Studstill. The building is built across the drainage ditch that runs through downtown Thomasville. This is one of only a few buildings that survived the 1899 and 1902 fires that destroyed most of the downtown business area of Thomasville. Burgess’ livery stable, which was located beside Studstill’s blacksmith shop, was burned in the 1902 fire and Studstill’s shop was almost lost to it.

This building is a contributing property to the Thomasville Historic District that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located on W Front Street in downtown Thomasville (31.914836,-87.735423 – Google Maps).

Source: NRHP “Thomasville Historic District” Registration Form

Tags: alabama, black belt, clarke county, thomasville

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Welcome to rural southwest Alabama. This website is dedicated to twelve counties located in rural southwest Alabama which includes a large portion of Alabama’s Black Belt area. This region is known for its rich and diverse heritage, historic homes and churches, and natural beauty. This website contains details about historic and interesting places that you will find in this area of Alabama.

PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST OF THE HOMES INCLUDED ARE PRIVATE RESIDENCES AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARE DRIVE BY ONLY.

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Dedicated to the memory of Stacy Milstead Henson (1978-2008) & Inez “Sis” Watts (1924-2007).

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