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. 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.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil.

Location. 36° 32.117′ N, 85° 51′ W. Marker is in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, in Macon County. It is on Main Street (Tennessee Route 56) north of McClure Street, on the left when traveling

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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.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ephraim Bean Barber Shop (a few steps from this marker); Palace Amusement Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Red Boiling Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Enlistment Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Civil War Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); Macon County In The Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Palace Tanning Booth (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); McClellan's General Store

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021

2. Palace Hotel Marker

(about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Boiling Springs.

Palace Hotel - Entrance to Amusement Park image. Click for full size.

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 1,464 times since then and 70 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.