Last updated: September 28, 2026
Place
Mankin-Cox Building
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Quick Facts
Significance:
Historic Building
Thurmond Walking Tour Stop 4
When you stand in front of this building you are inside of the historical Thurmond city limits for the first time.
In 1904, Dr. J. W. Mankin built the Mankin-Cox building. He ran his medical practice on the second floor on the right side of the building. His wife operated the Mankin Drug Company on the first floor. She obtained her degree in pharmaceuticals and mixed medications for patients. The drug store also sold toiletries, magazines, and other sundries, or miscellaneous items.
It is currently unknown what business operated on the left side of the building until the New River Banking and Trust Company moved there in 1911. It was one of two banks that operated in Thurmond during the boom years. The bank moved to Oak Hill, West Virginia during the Great Despression in 1935. The Mankin-Cox building had many other businesses in it over the years. These included a dentist office, pizza parlor, and arts and crafts shop.