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Temperance Hall Circa 1893
Check out this building! Temperance Hall in Harriman was built in 1893 as part of American Temperance University. Its goal was to make the community “an ideal industrial city based on thrift, sobriety, superior intelligence, and exalted moral character.” In its second year, the university enrolled over 345 students from 20 different states, but was…
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Historic Graham’s Forge Mill
How beautiful is this building?! Graham’s Forge Mill in Graham’s Forge, Virginia is an abandoned grist mill that was built in 1890. So neat to see a rustic mill with Victorian architecture. Five stories high! The mill is named for David Graham, who acquired the forge in 1826 and later left it to his son,…
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Old Dental Office is Now House
This little brick building is the Pope-Robeson House in Franklin. It was originally built as a dental office in 1899 for a Dr. Pope. He lived next door with his family. It has since been a commercial property housing different types of things including law offices and a cupcake bakery. It’s now a private residence.
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Historic Chattanooga Post Office
Check out Chattanooga’s old post office! Construction began in 1891 and was completed in 1893. It was a post office until 1933 when it became offices for TVA. It has been the US Bankruptcy Court since 1991.
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Kelso Train Depot
I haven’t featured many train depots, but driving out towards the middle of nowhere, we came upon the Kelso train depot recently. There are no tracks anywhere in sight and the depot is mainly surrounded by cows, but with a peek in the side windows I saw remnants of days gone by. Inside, a waiting…
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Historic Jackson Railroad Hotel
The Neely Hotel was built circa 1911 in Jackson, Tennessee. It was located on a major thoroughfare and directly across the street from the passenger train depot. It was constructed to replace a smaller frame building on this location in 1900. The hotel was described in a 1912 magazine as “modern in every detail, with…
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First Condominiums in the US
This large building on Jekyll Island, Georgia was known as Sans Souci when it was built in 1896. Henry B. Clyde along with his fellow Jekyll Island Associates, including the well-known J. P. Morgan, wanted to build an extravagant place for their clubhouse members to stay. It is said that these are the first condos…
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Webb School’s Junior Room Stands Strong
This adorable school house is the Junior Room located on the campus of The Webb School (prep school) in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. HEY, that’s where I live! This building is the original classroom built in 1886. It still has the original clapboard siding and is still used by the school today.
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Savannah Cotton Exchange
This is one of the most gorgeous buildings in Savannah, I think. The Savannah Cotton Exchange was built in 1886 and was one of the first major buildings to be constructed over a public street. It was built during a time when Savannah was ranked first as a cotton seaport on the Atlanic and second…
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Haunted Walking Horse Hotel
This is the famous Walking Horse Hotel in Wartrace, Tennessee. It was built as a hotel for this tiny railroad town in 1917. Known as the Overall Hotel, its base group of patrons were horse trainers that began the annual horse show, the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration in 1939. So they changed the named to…
