Clinton in Anderson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Sawyer Building

1908

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 16, 2024

1. Sawyer Building Marker

Inscription. Merchants in Clinton wasted no time in rebuilding after the big Market Street fire of 1908. This corner building, built by Colonel Calvin J. Sawyer, and its “twin” next door, the Rutherford Building, were completed before the end of 1908. The Sawyer building was leased to Clinton Drug Company, founded by William W. Medaris in 1895. Col. Sawyer was known to be “modest and unassuming” but a brilliant lawyer and businessman, having major ventures in Magnet Knitting Mills, Clinton Flouring Mill Co., Clinton Bottling Works, Clinton Iron Works, Clinton Water Works, and Union Bank.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 36° 6.184′ N, 84° 7.926′ W. Marker is in Clinton, Tennessee, in Anderson County. It is at the intersection of Market Street and North Main Street (U.S. 25W), on the right when traveling east on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Market Street, Clinton TN 37716, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in Greater

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Knoxville.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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: Tennessee Electric Power Co. (here, next to this marker); Market Street (a few steps from this marker); Medaris Café Building (a few steps from this marker); Taylor & Son Building (a few steps from this marker); Rutherford Building (a few steps from this marker); Clinton Hardware Co. (a few steps from this marker); Union Bank / Parker Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Leinart Co. Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 16, 2024

2. Sawyer Building Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 16, 2024

3. Sawyer Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.