History

R.C. & KATHERINE HOSKINS HOUSE (1934)

An elegant English-style stone cottage home was designed by Knoxville architect Clem H. Meyer for Clinton pharmacist, owner of Hoskins Drug Stores, and community leader Rolland Carvel Hoskins (1905-1999). Construction began in 1934 and was completed in 1937. Landscape architect…

HOSKINS DRUG STORE #2 (1947)

Hoskins Drug Store first opened on Market Street in 1930. Owner R.C. Hoskins opened a second location on Main Street in 1934 a few doors down from the current location. Starting in 1945, the former Peak & Seeber building, built…

HOSKINS DRUG STORE #1 (1930)

Rolland Carvel “R.C.” Hoskins was 25 years old when he opened Hoskins Drug Store #1 here in 1930, the first of 13 stores in East Tennessee. The building, built in 1926, was known as “The Ross” or “The Flat” and…

UNITED STATES POST OFFICE (1937)

The Clinton Post Office has had many homes over the years, including the historic Leinart Co. building on Market Street and the Taylor & Son building on Main Street. In 1937, Mrs. Cora Medaris’ home on Main Street was purchased…

STANSBERRY HOUSE

Many boarding houses existed in the vicinity of the Clinton train depot which began operating after the Civil War. This home, possibly built in the late 1800’s, was one of those boarding houses. Its year of construction and original owners…