This beautiful old home occupys a quiet little corner on Hinkle Hill. It dates back to the sale of a portion of land in 1897 that had belonged to A. D. Fugitt. Fugitt was the first merchant and more importantly, the founder of the town of Bell Buckle. After his death in early 1897, his land was divided and sold off. This home is located on lot #6 which was bought by W. C. Cooper.
The next deed I found is dated 1920 with a sale from Leslie Jones and several family members to L. Busch Hinkle. Speculation would be that this home was built sometime between 1897 and 1920 when the home was first sold.
After buying this house, Lurton Busch Hinkle would become a prominent figure in the town of Bell Buckle, first being elected to the school board in 1933 and later becoming mayor.
In the 1940s, Lurton Busch Hinkle and his son Jack C. Hinkle ran the Farmer’s Supply Company together in Bell Buckle.
L. Busch Hinkle was later elected mayor of Bell Buckle and served in this role for 12 years. He lived in this home throughout the years of his mayorship.
Hinkle’s father, Thomas Marshal Hinkle also served as Bell Buckle’s mayor for a time. Leadership seems to have run in the family.
Lurton Busch Hinkle lived in this home up until his untimely death in 1957.
The home has undergone changes over the years. The stairs were moved from the front of the home to the back. Towards the back of the home, a sunroom was enclosed and made into a breakfast nook. The home also has a full basement below.
If you had x-ray vision and could peer inside the walls, you would find some wooden walls put together without nails which may indicate some of the earlier parts of the home were older.
