History

JOHNSON BUILDING (1890)

The Johnson “Brick” was completed in 1890 for John Johnson. The contractor was Phillip Maire, well-known in Clinton as a skilled mason. It is believed that the first occupants may have been a barber shop and meat market. The building…

DR. SAMUEL B. HALL BUILDING (1908)

Dr. Samuel Black Hall (1864-1933) practiced medicine in Clinton for nearly half a century. The grandson of David Hall, a soldier in the American Revolution and one of Anderson County’s earliest settlers, Dr. Hall was committed to serving the community.…

DR. JAMES S. HALL BUILDING (1939)

Dr. James Smith Hall (1895-1967) began his medical career in Clinton in 1921 by joining his father, Dr. Samuel B. Hall, in his practice on Market Street. until his passing in 1933. Upon the elder Dr. Hall’s passing in 1933,…

MEDARIS CAFE BUILDING (1931)

In 1923, Glenn Medaris, mayor of Clinton and owner of Clinton Drug Store, began purchasing the lots necessary to construct this building. Some records indicate the foundation may have been laid in 1927. After his unexpected passing in 1929, his…

TENNESSEE ELECTRIC POWER CO.(1931)

After Mayor Glenn Medaris’ unexpected passing in 1929, his widow, Mrs. Cora Medaris, continued the development of the family real estate. This building, completed in 1931, one of several she had constructed shortly after his death, was home to the…