W.J. Hughes Business House
W. J. Hughes Business House | |
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| Location | 70 Ocoee St., Cleveland, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°9′34″N 84°52′33″W / 35.15944°N 84.87583°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1845 |
| Part of | Cleveland Commercial Historic District (ID16000115) |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001735[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | June 10, 1975 |
| Designated CP | May 5, 2007 |
W. J. Hughes Business House, also known as C.J. Wilson Store, is located at 70 Ocoee Street in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1][2]
Description
The two-story red
corbelled brick work below the cornice.[3]
History
The building's first recorded owner was William H. Tibbs, who operated a retail store. He sold the building in 1850, but continued to be associated with the building, which housed the Tibbs and Surguine Dry Goods Store as of 1860, when Cleveland was described as "an active business place" with about 20 stores. In subsequent years, Tibbs partnered with W.J. Hughes to operate a store in the building, and Hughes became the sole proprietor after Tibbs died. Around 1890, a
law office.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places". Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b Herndon, Joseph L. (1974); McKown, Susan (1986 revisions). "W.J. Hughes Business House (C.J. Wilson Clothing Store)" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey.
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External links
- "W. J. Hughes Business House, 3202 Ocoee Street, Cleveland, Bradley County, TN". Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey. Library of Congress.