Portland in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Moye Green Boarding House

c. 1890 - 1945

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2024

1. Moye Green Boarding House marker

Inscription. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Moye Green Boarding House is centrally located in downtown Portland and east of the CSX Railroad line. A mid-20th century three feet high stone wall separates the house from the adjacent streets and reflects the area's incremental growth patterns. Constructed c. 1878 as a two-room, single-story Cumberland plan house, the dwelling quickly evolved to include an 1882 central hall, I-house.

Reverse Side
By 1892, later additions included decorative Folk Victorian detailing along with exterior one-story porches for boarding house guests. Significant for its contribution to Portland's economic growth, it operated as a local boarding house from c. 1890 to c. 1945 under the ownership of the Moye family and their descendants, the Greens. Located across from the railroad depot, the boarding house provided room and board to passengers, businessmen, visitors. strawberry field workers for more than fifty years.

Erected 2024 by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3B 88.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 36° 34.899′ N,

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86° 30.886′ W. Marker is in Portland, Tennessee, in Sumner County. It is at the intersection of North Russell Street and Wheeler Street, on the right when traveling north on North Russell Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 N Russell St, Portland TN 37148, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

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: Richland (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Portland - Strawberry Capital of Middle Tennessee (about 600 feet away); Invasion of Kentucky (about 600 feet away); Captain Ellis Harper (approx. 0.3 miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 0.3 miles away); In Memory of Our Brave Men and Women

Moye Green Boarding House marker - Reverse Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2024

2. Moye Green Boarding House marker - Reverse Side

(approx. 0.3 miles away); Cold Spring School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Cold Springs (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2024

3. Moye Green Boarding House marker

The front of the Moye Green Boarding House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2024

4. The front of the Moye Green Boarding House

Moye Green Boarding House National Registry of Historic Places plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2024

5. Moye Green Boarding House National Registry of Historic Places plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 22, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.