Jeffries Hardware building
2020-07-26 - Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo from CM archives
Author Ruth Paull Burdette referred to Town Lot # 68 (from the south corner of the Square to the exit corner of Jamestown street) as "one of the most important [lots] in town." She noted that in 1806, John Field, "step-son of William Hurt, the pioneer, built a store building where he ran a business from 1806 until the 1820s" (p age 12) on the corner where the Jeffries Building stood for almost sixscore years. Comments | Permalink
2020-07-26 - Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo from CM archives
Author Ruth Paull Burdette referred to Town Lot # 68 (from the south corner of the Square to the exit corner of Jamestown street) as "one of the most important [lots] in town." She noted that in 1806, John Field, "step-son of William Hurt, the pioneer, built a store building where he ran a business from 1806 until the 1820s" (p age 12) on the corner where the Jeffries Building stood for almost sixscore years. Comments | Permalink