Greenville in Wayne County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Old Greenville's Timmons Street Business District
Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 4, 2021
1. Old Greenville's Timmons Street Business District Marker
When Greenville was founded in 1819, the original layout consisted of an 18-block area along the St. Francis River (yellow). As the town grew, most of the new additions and businesses developed along Timmons Street. The business district was anchored on the southwest end by the Wayne County courthouse (2) and on the northeast end by the Greenville Milling Co. feed and flour mill (17). Timmons St. remained the commercial hub of Greenville from the late 19th century until the town was moved in 1941. In the 1930s, in the midst of the Great Depression and 20 years past the town's population peak, Timmons St. included two banks (3), a drugstore (3), two hotels (1 & 8), a movie theater, a cafe (5), telephone office (7) two barbershops (8), several dry goods and grocery stores (4, 11, 12), a retail lumber yard, doctor dentist and law offices, gas stations (6), a blacksmith shop, an auto dealership, newspaper (13), post office (13), candy store, funeral home, and a shoe repair shop. the Methodist Church (15) and several of the town's finest homes, were also located on Timmons St. [Owensby (9), Smith (10), Barrow, and Holladay/Rhodes (16)].
Erected by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce
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Location. 37° 5.971′ N, 90° 27.319′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Missouri, in Wayne County. It can be reached from U.S. 67 0.2 miles south of County Road 221, on the right when traveling south. Located at the trailhead gazebo for the "Memory Lane" trail through Old Greenville, in Greenville Recreation Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenville MO 63944, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Greenville - Hiram N. Hollady's Company Town (here, next to this marker); Memory Lane (here, next to this marker); Old Greenville - April 22, 1939 (here, next to this marker); Old Greenville in 1940 - Before the Wappapello Dam (a few steps from this marker); Alice J. Curtice Moyer-Wing , The Ozark Suffragist (a few steps from this marker); Memory Lane Trail (a few steps from this marker); Bedwell Tavern (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wilcox Service Station (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
2. C. 1916 Plat Map of Old Greenville
Showing the original 18 block layout (yellow equilateral) and later additions along Timmons St.
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
3. April 1939 aerial photo of Old Greenville
The photo has a yellow equilateral showing the location of the original 18 block layout of the town, along with numbers keyed to the text of the marker to indicate locations of buildings in the photos.
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
4. Building Photos - #1-3
1) St. Francis Hotel, Wayne Co. Bank, Courthouse.
2) Wayne County Courthouse
3) Wayne County Bank and Drugstore
2) Wayne County Courthouse
3) Wayne County Bank and Drugstore
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
5. Building Photos - #4-6
4) Ward's Store / Smith-Rhodes Store
5) Wood's Lunch Counter
6) Wilcox Standard Oil Service Station
5) Wood's Lunch Counter
6) Wilcox Standard Oil Service Station
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
6. Building Photos - #7-9
7) LaClede Hotel
8) Hastings City Barbershop
9) Owenby House
8) Hastings City Barbershop
9) Owenby House
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
7. Building Photos - #10-12
10) Smith House
11) Turner-Durham Market
12) Holladay-Klotz Co. Store, Greenville M & M Co.
11) Turner-Durham Market
12) Holladay-Klotz Co. Store, Greenville M & M Co.
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
8. Building Photos - #13-14
From bottom to top:
13) Sun Newspaper, Greenville Post Office, Turner-Durham Mkt., Dr. Wagner's
14) Ward's Store No. 1, Post Office / Sun Newspaper, Helm's Barbershop
13) Sun Newspaper, Greenville Post Office, Turner-Durham Mkt., Dr. Wagner's
14) Ward's Store No. 1, Post Office / Sun Newspaper, Helm's Barbershop
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 27, 2022
9. Building Photos - #15-17
15) View southwest along Timmons St. from Boomfield Rd., Methodist Church
16) Hiram N. Holladay's "Pine Place" Mansion, Rhodes House
17) The Greenville Milling Co. Feed and Flour Mill
16) Hiram N. Holladay's "Pine Place" Mansion, Rhodes House
17) The Greenville Milling Co. Feed and Flour Mill
Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 4, 2021
10. Memory Lane Kiosk and Gazebo
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 19, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on October 31, 2022, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 10. submitted on October 19, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
