Red Boiling Springs in Macon County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Palace Hotel
Photographed By Angela Nichols, May 28, 2018
1. Palace Hotel Marker
Inscription.
Palace Hotel. . This hotel was built in 1912 by Charles Bancroft McClellan, Sr. and was a three story wooden hotel with 185 rooms. This was the grandest hotel of Red Boiling Springs. This site was of the first hotel called the Webb Hotel and later the Dedman Hotel which burned circa 1911, consisting of a row of cabins and a separate kitchen and dining room. During the Civil War an enlistment center was located here as it was the only establishment capable of this use. It was at this time that it was used as a hospital. Amenities of the Palace included a bath house, beauty and barber shop, tennis court, croquet, shuffle board, and the Palace Amusement Park. There was red and black water featured here. The hotel was torn down in 1959 to create the Palace Rest Home.
This hotel was built in 1912 by Charles Bancroft McClellan, Sr. and was a three story wooden hotel with 185 rooms. This was the grandest hotel of Red Boiling Springs. This site was of the first hotel called the Webb Hotel and later the Dedman Hotel which burned circa 1911, consisting of a row of cabins and a separate kitchen and dining room. During the Civil War an enlistment center was located here as it was the only establishment capable of this use. It was at this time that it was used as a hospital. Amenities of the Palace included a bath house, beauty and barber shop, tennis court, croquet, shuffle board, and the Palace Amusement Park. There was red and black water featured here. The hotel was torn down in 1959 to create the Palace Rest Home.
Location. 36° 32.117′ N, 85° 51′ W. Marker is in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, in Macon County. Marker is on Main Street (Tennessee Route 56) north of McClure Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 309 Main St, Red Boiling Springs TN 37150, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021
2. Palace Hotel Marker
Postcard published by Curt Teich Co., circa 1940
3. Palace Hotel - Entrance to Amusement Park
The back of the card reads: "Attractive park with walks winding to the various mineral wells. Bowling Alley and Shooting Gallery. In this park frequent barbeques and picnics are held."
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. This page has been viewed 542 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on August 8, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos:1. submitted on July 12, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. 2. submitted on October 8, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on July 13, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
