Lynchburg in Moore County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Miss Mary Bobo's Boarding House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 24, 2022
1. Miss Mary Bobo's Boarding House Marker
Tennessee
Historical Commission
Miss Mary Bobo's
Boarding House
of Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
Location. 35° 16.901′ N, 86° 22.5′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Tennessee, in Moore County. It is on Main Street east of Wall Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 295 Main St, Lynchburg TN 37352, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Moore County (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Moore County Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Moore County Courthouse (about 600 feet away); Lynchburg (about 600 feet away); Moore County Confederate Memorial (about 600 feet away); The Jack Daniel Distillery (approx. half a mile away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Green-Evans-Hudgens House (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.
Regarding Miss Mary Bobo's Boarding House. Excerpt from the National Register registration:
As the town's best known hotel and boarding housefrom its construction in 1867 to the early 1980s, it is associated with a significant person in the history of commerce of Lynchburg, Mary Evans Bobo, who operated the property as the only woman-operated and owned commercial hotel/restaurant in Lynchburg from 1908 to her death in 1982. It also makes a significant contribution to the history of vernacular architecture in Lynchburg as an example of a folk stylized Greek Revival dwelling of the Reconstruction Era.
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Links to National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on October 9, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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2. Bobo Hotel
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 24, 2022
3. Miss Mary Bobo's Boarding House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 567 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 25, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on April 26, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on April 25, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
