Centerville in Hickman County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Former site of Barnwell & Woolard General Merchandise
Historic Downtown Centerville
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 4, 2025
1. Former site of Barnwell & Woolard General Merchandise Marker
Inscription.
Former site of Barnwell and Woolard General Merchandise. . A large brick building on this corner was built for Barnwell and Woolard General Merchandise, replaced by Barnwell, McBride and Shouse. The building was divided in half, and the west section held the Blue Front Cafι then the original Loveless Cafι, opened by Lon and Annie Loveless. U Tote Um Grocery located here in 1953. Edward Breece opened a second cafι in this building, bringing the food here from the original Breece's Cafι kitchen, but sold it in 1959 to Ed Cotham. It was also headquarters for Ladd Bus Service and later Trailblazer Bus Service. Nellie's Cafι took over this building in the 1970s. L and L Video was located here in the early 1990s, followed by Fat and Sassy in 1995, then Derryberry Mortgages. The Gallery on the Square opened in 2017 and closed in 2023.
A large brick building on this corner was built for Barnwell & Woolard General Merchandise, replaced by Barnwell, McBride & Shouse. The building was divided in half, and the west section held the Blue Front Cafι then the original Loveless Cafι, opened by Lon and Annie Loveless. U Tote Um Grocery located here in 1953. Edward Breece opened a second cafι in this building, bringing the food here from the original Breece's Cafι kitchen, but sold it in 1959 to Ed Cotham. It was also headquarters for Ladd Bus Service and later Trailblazer Bus Service. Nellie's Cafι took over this building in the 1970s. L & L Video was located here in the early 1990s, followed by Fat and Sassy in 1995, then Derryberry Mortgages. The Gallery on the Square opened in 2017 and closed in 2023.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.
Location. 35° 46.698′ N, 87° 28.01′ W. Marker is in Centerville, Tennessee, in Hickman County. It is at the intersection of South Public Square and S Central Ave, on the right when traveling east on South Public Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 S Public Square, Centerville TN 37033, 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.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 4, 2025
2. Former site of Barnwell & Woolard General Merchandise Marker (marker on right)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
