Smith's Pharmacy

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Location3114 Chestnut Ave., Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates 36°59′35″N76°24′33″W / 36.99306°N 76.40917°W / 36.99306; -76.40917 Coordinates: 36°59′35″N76°24′33″W / 36.99306°N 76.40917°W / 36.99306; -76.40917
Arealess than one acre
Built1946 (1946), 1952
ArchitectLivas, Henry L.; Walker, Elbert
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No. 02000618 [1]
VLR No.121-5066
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 6, 2002
Designated VLRMarch 13, 2002 [2]

Smith's Pharmacy is a historic commercial building located in the East End section of Newport News, Virginia. It is a two-story brick building. The first floor was built in 1946 to house the pharmacy with the second floor being added in 1952 to serve as office space. The interior of the first floor remains virtually unaltered with the original pharmaceutical retail space, counters, soda fountain and wooden booths. It was the pharmacy of Dr. Charles Calvin Smith, an African-American pharmacist who established the store to serve that community in Newport News. He opened the first black owned pharmacy in Newport News in 1921. The Smith's Pharmacy was sold to the Eckerd Corporation in 1999. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Mary C Taylor (January 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Smith's Pharmacy" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo