509 College Street

Description

PERSONAL PROPERTY-China cabinet, sideboard, rocker and loveseat set, wardrobe, chandelier, sofa, beds, glassware, riding mower, reloading equipment, empty brass shells, military memorabilia, BoyScout memorabilia, and more. 

**Recently found-1864 Colt musket 58 cal and 1800 game card table

VEHICLES-1969 Pontiac Firebird-all original

REAL ESTATE-

   -Lot 1--1.27 acres with historic home, garage, and barn.  Home has approx. 1,985 square feet with front foyer, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, kitchen open to dining room, 3 fireplaces, sitting room/parlor all situated in the city limits.  Home is in need of restoration to its former glory and grandeur.  The barn was constructed with pegs.  Home could qualify for the National Registry of Historic Homes. 

   -Tract 2--5.07 acres w/76' of road frontage

   -Tract 3--5.06 acres w/76' of road frontage and pond

THE STORY-The oldest home built in Portland, TN.  This home was built in the 1840's for Dr. William Polk Moore Sr.  Dr. William Polk Moore Sr. and his first wife Amanda Dickey Moore were early settlers in the area. They had two sons who served terms as mayor of Portland. Resden Dickey Moore was Portland’s first mayor. He served from 1905-1910. Dr. William Polk Moore, Jr. served as mayor from 1910-1911. Dr. Moore Sr. and his second wife Mary (Molly) Jane Duval’s son Hiram Mitchell Moore served as mayor from 1913-1914. 

You can’t look at the house without being reminded of the stories. The stories are all around -- inside and out.

If you stand and gaze at the house long enough, you can almost see Dr. Moore and his wife Molly arriving home after riding into Richland Station in their horse and buggy. The chickens bob their heads as they peck around the yard. You can see in your mind the beautiful plants growing all around the yard -- trees and plants he ordered from all over the world because of his interest in botany. If you peeped in a window, you can visualize him sitting by candle light looking through catalogs picking out the chickens or plants he planned to buy.

You might think you hear the laughter of the children as they play barefoot in the yard. You might feel yourself stepping into the dining room and finding yourself at a huge family gathering, as the family sits around the table telling family stories. And you might catch a glimpse of them posing for a family picture in front of their home.

Take a deeper look and you might see Dr. Moore treating Confederate soldiers who were brought to the house, and you might see him being forced to bandage an arm or leg of a Union soldier. Look closer still and you might see him walking toward his bedroom exhausted after treating many soldiers at nearby Camp Trousdale.

The family was loved by the community; but Dr. Moore, Jr. was especially loved. He had a reputation for being more concerned with his patients’ welfare than getting paid for his services. He had little money when he died; so little that his friends took up money to buy a monument for his grave. He is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery with a monument which is inscribed across the top with the words “In Memory of Dr. William P. Moore, and inscribed across the bottom “Erected by Friends.”

Jennifer Butt, granddaughter of Arthur and Ruby Butt, Sr. who bought the house in the early 1930s, said, “I would hate to see the house and barn torn down. Parts of the barn were put together with pegs and square nails. The core of the house is build out of tulip poplar. I would hate to see one of the oldest structures in town torn down.”

Terms

REAL ESTATE-15% down day of sale with balance due on or before 30 days from sale date.  Taxes to be pro-rated and Seller to provide a good deed.

PERSONAL PROPERTY-Cash, check, or credit cards day of sale.  Credit cards will be charged a 3% Buyer's Premium.