The Big Chair, Tourist attraction in Thomasville, North Carolina, United States

The Big Chair is a 30-foot (9.1 m) replica of a Duncan Phyfe armchair in Thomasville, North Carolina, built in 1950 by Thomasville Furniture Industries. Its seat is 10 feet 6 inches (3.20 m) wide, the body is steel and concrete, and the base is sculpted from Indiana limestone.

A first Big Chair, 13 feet 6 inches tall and made of pine, was erected in September 1922; it weathered badly and was torn down in 1936. The present chair, a 30-foot replica of a Duncan Phyfe armchair, was built in 1950 by Thomasville Furniture Industries and placed on the same spot. In 1960 Lyndon B. Johnson stood on it to wave to locals while campaigning for the US presidency.

The chair is a symbol of Thomasville's furniture industry, built by Thomasville Furniture Industries as a large-scale replica of a Duncan Phyfe armchair. In 1960 Lyndon B. Johnson stood on it to wave to locals while campaigning for the US presidential election, an episode residents still associate with the landmark.

The chair stands outdoors beside the road in Thomasville, North Carolina, at the coordinates 35.88291, -80.08203, so it can be viewed at any hour from the street. The base of Indiana limestone rests on the ground, while the 30-foot seat above it is best seen from across the road.

The chair's base is carved from Indiana limestone, a detail easy to miss when looking up at the 30-foot seat. The 1922 predecessor stood only 13 feet 6 inches tall and was made of pine, which wore down until it was torn down in 1936.