Moye Boarding House
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Moye Boarding House | |
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Location | NE. corner of Wheeler & North Russell Streets, Portland, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 36°34′55″N 86°30′54″W / 36.58194°N 86.51500°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1878 |
Architectural style | Folk Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 13000124[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 27, 2013 |
The Moye Boarding House is a historic building in Portland, Tennessee. It was built in 1878–1892 for A.C. Butt or Kate Moye on land formerly owned by Thomas Buntin.[2] It was a boarding house on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad from 1890 to 1945.[3] It was acquired by the city of Portland in 2011, and it received $15,000 from the Tennessee Historical Commission and the Historic Preservation Fund to be restored in 2016.[4] The building was designed in the Folk Victorian architectural style.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 27, 2013.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Moye Boarding House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "Preservation Restoration Education". The Portland Leader. December 25, 2013. pp. 22=23. Retrieved February 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland recieves [sic] historical preservation grant". The Tennessean. July 15, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2019.