A.C. Smith Building

The A.C. Smith Building was built in 1894 and named after its patron, A.C. Smith. Smith was a local merchant who was well-established in the broader Clarksburg community. From 1895 until the 1930s, the building housed the Smith, Brown, & Company Dry Goods Store. Since then the structure has been rented to a number of local businesses. Architecturally, the A.C. Smith Building is remarkably ornate. Though the palette is confined to a deep muted blue, almost every free inch of the façade is covered in Italianate leaf moldings. Bounded in the top cornice are letters spelling “A.C Smith.” The first-floor storefront has been slightly altered over the years, though the upper floors appear the same as they did in the early twentieth century.