Winchester in Franklin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Built 1919
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, September 25, 2022
1. Built 1919 Marker
Inscription.
Built 1919. . This building was first leased by Winchester Motor Co., which sold Ford automobiles and Fordson Tractors. In 1926, the Rollaway Skating Palace, with its highly polished maple floors, opened here. A variety of wholesale grocery companies used the building, until it was rented for Vaughan hardware's building Materials business. T.C. Simmons Insurance, operating in Winchester through three generations since 1921, came to this location in 1971, and optometrist W.E. Eichenberger used the corner rooms from 1981 to 2000.
This building was first leased by Winchester Motor Co., which sold Ford automobiles and Fordson Tractors. In 1926, the Rollaway Skating Palace, with its highly polished maple floors, opened here. A variety of wholesale grocery companies used the building, until it was rented for Vaughan hardware's building Materials business. T.C. Simmons Insurance, operating in Winchester through three generations since 1921, came to this location in 1971, and optometrist W.E. Eichenberger used the corner rooms from 1981 to 2000.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 35° 11.227′ N, 86° 6.775′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Tennessee, in Franklin County. Marker is at the intersection of North Jefferson Street and 2nd Avenue NE, on the right when traveling north on North Jefferson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 128 N Jefferson St, Winchester TN 37398, United States of America. Touch for directions.
shouting distance of this marker); Built 1937 (within shouting distance of this marker); Built 1935 (within shouting distance of this marker); Built 1938 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, September 25, 2022
2. Built 1919 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
