Huff's Store

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Huff Store
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Huff's Store, February 2014.
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LocationCarters Creek Pike, Burwood, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°48′44″N86°58′59″W / 35.81222°N 86.98306°W / 35.81222; -86.98306 Coordinates: 35°48′44″N86°58′59″W / 35.81222°N 86.98306°W / 35.81222; -86.98306
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1911
MPS Williamson County MRA [1]
NRHP reference No. 88000321 [2]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1988

Huff's Store is a general store in Burwood, Tennessee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is a one-story building with a hipped roof that was built in 1911. [1] [2]

The store is one of the last general stores still operating in Middle Tennessee. [3] It was owned and operated by Kenneth E. Huff, one of eight children in the Huff family, which acquired the store in 1937, until his death on May 23, 2014. His son, Charlie Huff now operates the store. [4] A brother, Glenn Huff, operated a store in Brentwood called Huff's Grocery. [5] [6] [7]

In a 1988 study of historic resources in Williamson County, Huff's Store was evaluated to be one of the "two best remaining store buildings from the early 20th century" outside of Franklin (along with the Thompson Store at Duplex). As of 1988, it was described as "remarkably unaltered." [1]

Several television commercials have been made at Huff's Store. [6]

According to the NRHP nomination, "The store built in 1911 by Millard and Vance Akin who ran a general store at this location until 1937. The Akin brothers used the building to sell general produce and utilized the small balcony area for the sale of shoes. In 1937 the store was purchased by R.G. Huff who operated the store into the 1960s when ownership and operation were taken over by his son, Ken Huff." [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Thomason Associates and Tennessee Historical Commission (February 1988). "Historic Resources of Williamson County (Partial Inventory of Historic and Architectural Properties), National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination". National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. Robert S. Brandt. Touring Middle Tennessee Backroads. p. 127.
  4. "Huff's Grocery legacy continues under third generation". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  5. Susan Leathers (April 24, 2011). "Obituary: Grocer's life touched entire community, Glenn Huff loved people, sports and his God". Brentwood Home Page.
  6. 1 2 Jamie Page (December 21, 2012). "TN Lottery nabs local cow, Huff's for new commercial; Filming was not first role for landmark store". The Tennessean. Nashville.
  7. Courtney Watson (May 8, 2005). "Country stores a thing of the past? Bologna!". Tennessean.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013.
  8. Thomason Associates and Tennessee Historical Commission (February 1988). "Historic Resources of WiHiamson County: Huff Store (WM-638)". National Park Service . Retrieved May 5, 2018. With accompanying six photos from 1987