Historic Places

Chester County · BOX 103 HICKORY CORNER

A TUCKER BUILT HOUSE

Chester County · 1247 MORGAN RD

BUILT BY A.A. MORGAN'S & USED AS THEIR RESIDENCE

Chester County · 110 S. WASHINGTON

A.J.H. REED'S WIFE, LELA, ESTABLISHED A HAT & DRESS SHOP AT THIS LOCATION. WALL COVERING AT HIS TIME WAS WAS CORREGATED TIN. BRICK ADDED IN 1930'S.

Chester County · UNION ST.

A.J.H. REED ESTABLISHED GROCERY STORE AT THIS LOCATION. FARLOW, REED, SON, ESTABLISHED HARDWARE. STORE & FIRST TO SELL JOHN DEERE EQUIPMENT.

Chester County · 110 S. WASHINGTON

A.J.H. REED, ESTABLISHED GROCERY STORE AT THIS LOCATION-ALSO USED ASHIS WORKSHOP-INVENTING AN ICE BOX & CORN PLANTER. FARLOW REED FOLLOWED AS GROCERY STORE OWNER SELLING BACON $.25 A LB- COFFER $.25LB.

Chester County · 112 S. WASHINGTON ST.

FURLOW REED, SON A.J.H. WIFE OPERATED A BEAUTY SHOP AT THIS LOCATIONBLDG'S WALL COVERING AT THIS TIME CORREGATED TIN. BRICK ADDED IN LATE 30'S.

Chester County · 304 CROOK

BROTHER FREED TRAVELED TO ST. LOUIS TO CHOOSE MATERIALS FOR HOUSE. MATERIALS WERE TRANSPORTED BY RAIL FROM ST. LOUIS. FREED INSPECTED EACH PEACE OF LUMBER. NO LUMBER WITH HOLES WERE ALLOWED TO BE USED.MCGEE O'DAIR AND JESS HARRIS WERE THE CARPENTERS.

Chester County · 439 CROOK

INFORMANT REMEMBERED AARON HODGES LIVING HERE AND DR. BAKER ALSO LIVED HERE. CHENNY'S BOUGHT FROM ROBERT SANFORD. ROBERT SANFORD BOUGHT FROM ARTHUR WARD.

Chester County · BOX 2207 HICKORY CORNER

LOCATED ON THE OLD AB WEAVER PLACE. WEAVER'S 1ST ASSOCIATION WITH BARN.

Chester County · HALTON CHAPEL RD

ANDERSON ROBY BUILT HOUSE

Chester County · 471 CROOK

PETE MOORE BOUGHT FROM SIMMONS & REBUILT HOUSE. ORIGINAL STRUCTURE WAS DILAPIDATED. HOUSE SOLD TO MRS OWENS IN 1953.

Chester County · S. WASHINGTON

AL BLANKENSHIP OCCUPIED THIS PART OF BDLG AS A BARBER C/A 1950.

Chester County · 355 W. MAIN

CHARLES WOODWARD BUILT HOME TO SELL. ALBERT JONES, MECHANIC, RECALLED AS 1ST PERSON TO LIVE HERE. EDNA SMITH LIVED HERE AFTER JONES.

Chester County

MR. & MRS. S. HALTON BOUGHT FROM ALEX COMPTON ESTATE. ALEX COMPTON-CITY'S FIRST PLUMBER. ALEX'S DAUGHTER ANNA HAD 1ST CAR IN COUNTY

Chester County · 1574 SUNSHINE RD.

1ST FAMILY ASSOCIATED WITH HOUSE- ALMUS MELTON. H.E. COOPER BOUGHT IN 1940'S.

Chester County · BUCKLEY RD

KNOWN AS THE "AMBROS BUCKLEY" PLACE. BUCKLEY RESIDED IN LEXINGTON. PUTNAM RECALLED AS 1ST FAMILY OF RENTERS FOLLOWED BY ALBERT WADLY WHO RENTED IN 1914.

Chester County · MIFFLIN RD

8 MULE BARN. FLOYD STANFILL HELPED BUILD BARN

Chester County · RT. 1 BOX 197

ANDREW JACKSON PIDDY MOVED TO THIS LOCATION AT 17 YEARS (1881) OLD FROM COLUMBUS G.A. & BUILT ONE LOG HOUSE. MRS. MCADAMS WAS BORN HERE 74 YEARS AGO.

Chester County · ANDY CLIFFORD RD

ANDY CLIFFORD BUILT HOUSE. ORIGINALLY A 3 ROOM STRUCTURE.

Chester County · MIFFLIN/JACKS CREEK RD

THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT BY W.H. LINTON & ANDY IVY FOR TENANT VESTER HAROLD. ORIGINALLY PART OF THE ANDY IVEY FARM.

Chester County · MIFFLIN-JACKS CREEK RD

2 SEPARATE INTERIOR LOG STRUCTURE BENEATH BARN. 1 AS A CORN CRIB THE OTHER AS A STABLE. LOGS WERE MOVED FROM ADJOINING PASTURE. ANDY IVY RECALLED AS 1ST ASSOCIATION WITH BARN.

Chester County · MIFFLIN RD

ANDY IVY RECALLED AS 1ST ASSOCIATION WITH HOUSE. BACK PORCH OF HOUSE IS THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE, WITH FRONT BEING ADDED AT A LATER DATE. ROAD AT ONE TIME CALLED SALTILLO RD. IT WAS THE 1ST RD FROM SALTILLO TO JACKSON.

Chester County · 407 NORTH AVE

BUILT BY NANCY & ARMPSTEAD JOHNSON. ARMPSTEAD M. JOHNSON OWNED JOHNSON LUMBER CO.

Chester County · 319 E. MAIN

ARTHUR BRADY (NICKNAME "SHEEP") RECALLES AS 1ST TO LIVE HERE. MARY BRADY HIS DAUGHER. THE BRADYN NAME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSCRIPTION SCHOOLS. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM DEVELOPED IN HENDERSON AFTER 1912.

Chester County · 1035 MONTEZUMA RD.

AUSSIE PARR BUILT HOME & RESIDED THERE

Chester County · SILERTON

BARN ORIGINALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE AUSSIE ROWARK FAMILY

Chester County · SILERTON RD

ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS THE AUSSIE ROWARK PLACE

Chester County · 406 HILL

AVE RODGERS-WELL KNOWN LIBRARIAN-WAS AFFLICTED WITH TB & HOUSE WAS VOLUNTARILY BUILT FOR HER WITH FREE LABOR. HOUSE INCLUDED SUNROOM- LIVING ROOM, KITCHEN, AND BEDROOM. WALLCOVERING WAS ORIGINALLY WEATHERBOARD-BRICK HAS BEEN ADDED.

Chester County · LURAY

TN Historic Resource Survey record CS-364

Chester County · 423 W. MAIN

B.F. DIMMING OWNER OF GROCERY STORE. BOUGHT HOME IN 1929. STRUCTUREWAS FIVE YEARS OLD AT THAT TIME.

Chester County · MIFFLIN RD

B.J. JOHNSON & WIFE CECIL (TEACHER) RECALLED AS 1ST TO RESIDE HERE.

Chester County · 1574 SUNSHINE RD

1ST KNOWN AS THE CASON PLACE. B.L. TATUM PURCHASED FROM CASON'S. AMANDA TATUM RECALLS THE LOG RAISING FOR THE BARN C/A 1921. BARN BUILT BY B.L. TATUM.

Chester County · 100 E. OR S CHURCH

BUILT BY BASIL. COMPLETE IN 1929. LORAINE DAVIS, DAUGHTER OF BASILRESIDED HERE UNTIL 1969. STRUCTURE HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED

Chester County · 811 HILL ST

JOHN BAIN BUILT HOME. ORIGINAL PORCHES ON S & N SIDE OF THE HAVE BEEN ALTERED. INSIDE SEALED WITH YELLOW POPLAR.

Chester County · BOX 1328 NEEDMORE RD

HOUSE HAS BEEN LOWERED FROM ORIGINAL PIER FOUNDATION. KNOWN AS THE ORIGINAL BALL PLACE. HAGGARD'S HAVE DEED THAT READS 1850.

Chester County

ORR'S BROUGHTHOUSE FROM ERNEST MCCALLUM IN 1948. MCCAALLUM BROUGHT FROM F.R. WEBB IN 1917. TO 1911 D.F. BARTON SOLD TO MR. WEBB. BELLOWNED IN 1907. 1898 J.J. CHOSTE OWNED. A.J. BARHAN 1877

Chester County · 255 2ND ST.

JOHNNY JOHNSON (OWNED LUMBER CO.) BUILT HOME FOR BARTONS. JAMES N. BRAY, A CARPENTER TOOK 1 YR TO BUILD IN ORDER TO SMOOTH ALL ROUGH LUMBER. FRONT PORCH ENCLOSED 25 YEARS AGO.

Chester County · 438 HILL

WILLIE DECON BOUGHT FROM BELL. OSCAR SMITH BOUGHT FROM DECON FOR HIS GRANDDAUGHTER NOV. 1942.

Chester County · SANFORD ST & PISGAH RD

E.B. BALL WIFE OF SPENCER BALL 1802-1870. SPENCER BALL DIED 8-17- 1846. 50 YEARS. MAY CREDELA SANFORD DAUGHTER OF SPENCER & E.W. BALL1833-1870. SARAH J WIFE OF W.A. SANFORD DIED 7-16-1862. 30 YEARS 7 MONTHS 5 DAYS.

Chester County · WILSON SCHOOL RD

BELU WALDROP RECALLED AS 1ST TO LIVE HERE. WALDROP, A CARPENTER WHO BUILT MANY HOMES IN THIS COMMUNITY.

Chester County · 163 SECOND ST.

BELVER ELLIS & FAMILY RECALLED AS LIVING HERE THE LONGEST

Chester County · HIGHWAY 100 E

20/20 STYLE. LOG CABIN MOVED FROM ROBY COMMUNITY. USED SOME OLD BOARDS. DOWNSTAIRS (EST) & UPSTAIRS (LEFT). RUBY HILLBREWER'S GRANDMOTHER & GRANDFATHER LIVED IN AT ONE TIME. NAMES: BEN FIELDS & ANN ELIZABETH FIELDS

Chester County

PEARL WHITE'S MAIDEN NAME WAS HARDIMAN. SHE MARRIED BEN TARPLEY. TARPLEY BUILT HOME. THIS HOUSE WAS NOT BUILT WHEN CHURCH NEXT DOOR BURNED.

Chester County · 101 W. MAIN ST

BEN TERRY MOVED HIS VARIETY STORE BUSINESS FROM FRONT ST. TO THIS LOCATION. 2ND ROY SMITH RAN DIME STORE AT THIS LOCATION.

Chester County · 171 NEWSOME

HOME BUILT BY WILLIAM & ANN (WHITE) RICE C1892. ORIGINALLY STRUCTURE BUILT ON TREE STUMPS WITH 2 FRONT ROOMS. ERNIE BELL HAS LIVED IN CURRENT HOUSE FOR 92 YEARS. HOUSE AGE AT SURVEY IS 93. REDOAK TREE AT FRONT IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD.

Chester County · 207 NORTH AVE

MR. BOB MCKINNEY (A BANKER) SOLD HOUSE TO MR. ST.JOHN. ESTIMATED COST IF HOUSE WHEN BUILT WAS $750. ONE THE 1ST HOUSES IN HENDERSONTO HAVE RUNNING WATER.

Chester County · 412 BARHAM

BILL FELLMAN-1ST FAMILY ASSOCIATED ASSOCIATED WITH HOUSE FOLLOWED BYMRS. COOPER. TOM DAIVS & FAMILY LIVED HER FROM 1924-1936.

Chester County · 313 E. MAIN

THE HOMEPLACE OF BILL MITCHELL

Chester County · SIMMONS ST

BUILT BY BILL PARR, DAIRY FARMER. JOE SIMMONS BUILT MILK HOUSE.

Chester County · MIFFLIN RD

BILL & LESSIE REED BUILT HOUSE. GERALD STANFILLS HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE 1965.

Chester County · 320 LAURA

"SHOT GUN" STYLE HOUSE. BILL STEAD OR GUY MCKINNEY BUILT HOUSE AS ARENTAL. LESSIE MURRELL BOUGHT HOUSE FROM HUBERT STEAD.

Chester County · 319 LAUNA

PROPERTY & HOUSE OWNDED BY GUY MCKINNY & BILL STEAD. MR. BRAGG RECALLED AS 1ST TO RENT HERE. MR. TOOD YOUNG PURCHASED HOUSE FROM MR. HUBERT STEED.

Chester County · 124 HAMLETT

BOB HARDEMAN BUILT HOUSE. MRS. MALONE MOVED FROM SARDIS AS SMALL GIRL & HAS LIVED IN HOUSE SINCE.

Chester County · 431 HILL

BOB MAYFIELD RECALLED AS LIVING HERE 1ST. SOCTT BOUGHT HOME. FROM WORTH POWERS (OR MARY POWERS) IN 1937.

Chester County · 419 WHITE

ORLAN BOYD PARENTS OWNED HOME 1ST. MRS. ROLAND REMEMBERS HEARING HER 1ST RADIO HERE (WITH EARPHONES) WHICH MR BOYD INVENTED & BUILT. ROLANDS BOUGHT 1ST RADIO FROM IN 1929-A MAJESTIC

Chester County · 122 NORTH AVE

BRADEN'S NOT 1ST PEOPLE TO LIVE IN HOUSE

Chester County · 979 SIMMON ST.

HOUSE BUILT BY A BRADY. LAND SURROUNDING THIS HOUSE KNOWN AS BRADY FARM. PREACHER HARRIS RECALLED AS 1ST TO LIVE IN THIS HOUSE.

Chester County · 114 E. MAIN

BRADY HARDEMAN OWNED BLDG AND C.M. FAYE WAS MANAGER OF HARDWARE STORE. ROY SMITH BOUGHT STORE FORM FAY IN 1953.

Chester County · 1294 MONTEZUMA RD

BRADY ROY 1ST FAMILY ASSOCIATED WITH HOUSE FOLLOWED BY MARCUS WOODS.

Chester County · 2ND STREET

BRO JOHNSON (85 YEARS OLD) WAS BORN IN THIS HOUSE. HOUSE WAS SAID TO BE OLD AT THAT TIME.