This homes was built for Tennille merchant and Mayor, Thomas W. Smith, whose family lived here for over 85 years.  The National Register nomination form notes: …the Thomas W. Smith House typifies Choate’s residential architectural designs during the early years of his architectural career. Charles E. Choate (1865-1929) was a minister-architect prolific in Georgia and adjacent states at the turn of the last century; the greatest concentration of his work can be found in the Tennille-Sandersville area.

National Register of Historic Places