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. 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. It 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.

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: Built 1894 (a few steps from this marker); Built 1930 (a few steps from this marker); Built 1947 (a few steps from this marker); Built 1958 (within shouting distance of this marker); Did You Know? / Knies Blacksmith Shop / Home Bank & Trust Company

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(within 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 211 times since then and 12 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.