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Oldest Structure in Mt Pleasant
This cute little house is the Gibson-Hughes House or the well-known Breckenridge Hatter’s Shop. It is the oldest surviving structure in Mount Pleasant having been built in 1819. It’s constructed of cedar logs and was weatherboarded in 1919. Ebenezer Smith had the home built and ran a hatter’s shop from it before deeding it to…
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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 Brick Home Spared in 1890 Tornado
The Dr. Charles McKinney House in Fayetteville, Tennessee was built in 1820. It’s a central passage federal style home with folk Victorian influences. In 1890, a tornado came through and destroyed the home’s original porch and blew off the roof, but the rest of the home was spared. Dr. McKinney’s brother built a home directly…
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Church in Tiny Mulberry, TN
Found in tiny Mulberry, Tennessee is the Mulberry Methodist Church. I couldn’t locate a single piece of historical information about this church, but it’s evident that it was most likely built somewhere in the mid to late 1800s. Mulberry, Tennessee has a population of around 750 and was named for the red mulberry bushes that…
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Hot Pink Mt Pleasant House
How about a hot pink house?! This old Victorian in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee was built around 1900 and is as southern as it can be. From what I can tell, it was a bed and breakfast for some time, but I’m not sure if it’s still up and running. Very eclectic! It reminds me of…
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House with a Turret in Fayetteville
The Goodrich House in Fayetteville, Tennessee was built in 1880 as a wedding present for Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich. Since then, it’s undergone very little modernization over the years, but retains most of its historic appearances. It contributes to the South Elk Street Historic District.
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Historic Meek House in Bell Buckle
One of my all-time favorites in Bell Buckle is The Meek House. This late Victorian is a beautiful shade of periwinkle and has well-preserved gingerbread trim. It’s a unique “T” shape with a U-shaped porch that goes all the way around the front of the home. They always have it decorated so beautifully, too!
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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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Burned and Rebuilt in Mt Pleasant
Walnut Grove, in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee was originally built in 1824, but burned and was torn down in 1857. The current structure was completed the following year in 1858. The only surviving piece of the original estate was the detached kitchen, built in 1824, which still stands today on the property. It’s the oldest brick…
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Tiny Town, Beautiful Church
This beautiful little white church is the Cedar Hill United Methodist Church in Cedar Hill, Tennessee. This is a super tiny town with a population of only about 314. The congregation began meeting in Cedar Hill in 1793 and the present building was constructed in 1889.
