East side of the square: Elk Ave. S.

4 buildings. Walk south to north, from Market St. to College St.

Each card gives what the old fire insurance maps show for the storefront, 1887 to 1926, with the label as printed and a link to the map sheet. Old lots are matched to today’s addresses by our reading of the maps against county property lines. How to read these cards · All sources

Old postcard of a crowd, a marching band and an early automobile in front of a row of two- and three-story brick stores on the east side of the Fayetteville square, about 1911 — The east side on a postcard postmarked 1911. “East Side Public Square, Fayetteville, Tenn.,” H. G. Zimmerman & Co. Tennessee Postcard Collection, Tennessee State Library and Archives. No Copyright – United States.

East side · Elk Ave. S.

110 Elk Ave. S.

Five storefronts, from dry goods to a wholesale grocery

Today

City of Fayetteville – Municipal Building / City Hall (Administration, Finance, Planning & Codes) (public office)
Fayetteville Planning & Codes Department (public office)

From our directory, Oct. 21, 2026. Please check with a business before you go.

One county parcel today, the City Municipal Building; on the 1914 map it was five storefronts.

On the old maps: storefront 1 of 5, no. 118-120 on the 1914 map

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 110 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 1 of 5) outlined in red; the map labels it: j. a. sloan & co., wholesale grocery — Then: 1914 map

September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 110 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 1 of 5) outlined in red; the map labels it: j. a. sloan co., wholesale grocery — 1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 10, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 6, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

1907 Dry goods, boots and shoes; a produce and grain warehouse behind map label: D.G. & B. & S.; Produce & Grain Warehouse behind Library of Congress, sheet 2
1914 J. A. Sloan & Co., wholesale grocery map label: J. A. Sloan & Co., Whole Sale Gro. Library of Congress, sheet 10
1926 J. A. Sloan Co., wholesale grocery map label: J. A. Sloan Co., Wholesale Grocery UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 6

On the old maps: storefront 2 of 5, no. 116 on the 1914 map

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 110 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 2 of 5) outlined in red; the map labels it: grocery — Then: 1914 map

September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 110 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 2 of 5) outlined in red; the map labels it: store — 1926 map

1907 Dry goods and shoes map label: D.G. & Shoes Library of Congress, sheet 2
1914 Grocery map label: Gro. Library of Congress, sheet 10
1926 Store map label: S. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 6

On the old maps: storefront 3 of 5, no. 114 on the 1914 map

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 110 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 3 of 5) outlined in red; the map labels it: dry goods and shoes — Then: 1914 map

September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 110 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 3 of 5) outlined in red; the map labels it: store — 1926 map

1907 Dry goods and clothing map label: D.G. & Clothing Library of Congress, sheet 2
1914 Dry goods and shoes map label: D.G. & Shoes Library of Congress, sheet 10
1926 Store map label: S. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 6

On the old maps: storefront 4 of 5, no. 112 on the 1914 map

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 110 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 4 of 5) outlined in red; the map labels it: dry goods and shoes — Then: 1914 map

September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 110 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 4 of 5) outlined in red; the map labels it: one store, across two of the 1914 storefronts — 1926 map

1907 Dry goods and shoes map label: D.G. & Shoes Library of Congress, sheet 2
1914 Dry goods and shoes map label: D.G. & Shoes Library of Congress, sheet 10
1926 One store, across two of the 1914 storefronts UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 6

On the old maps: storefront 5 of 5, no. 110 on the 1914 map

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 110 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 5 of 5) outlined in red; the map labels it: dry goods — Then: 1914 map

September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 110 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 5 of 5) outlined in red; the map labels it: one store, across two of the 1914 storefronts — 1926 map

1907 Dry goods and shoes map label: D.G. & Shoes Library of Congress, sheet 2
1914 Dry goods map label: D.G. Library of Congress, sheet 10
1926 One store, across two of the 1914 storefronts UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 6

Local history says: In the early 20th century a large dry-goods/department store and other dry-goods and dime stores occupied what is now the municipal building. (City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Square)

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East side · Elk Ave. S.

106 Elk Ave. S.

The drugstore and the bank

Today

Carter's Drug Store

From our directory, Oct. 21, 2026. Please check with a business before you go.

One building today; on the maps it was two storefronts, the drugstore and the bank.

On the old maps: storefront 1 of 2, no. 108 on the 1914 map

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 106 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 1 of 2) outlined in red; the map labels it: bank — Then: 1914 map

September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 106 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 1 of 2) outlined in red; the map labels it: bank — 1926 map

1907 Elk National Bank Library of Congress, sheet 2
1914 Bank Library of Congress, sheet 10
1926 Bank UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 6

Local history says: For over a century a bank, under various names, operated in what is now the entrance half of the drugstore at 106 Elk Ave. S. (City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Square)

On the old maps: storefront 2 of 2, no. 106 on the 1914 map

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 106 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 2 of 2) outlined in red; the map labels it: drugstore — Then: 1914 map

September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 106 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 2 of 2) outlined in red; the map labels it: drugs and paints — 1926 map

1907 Drugs, paints and oils; an office upstairs map label: Drugs, Paints & Oils; Office 2nd Library of Congress, sheet 2
1914 Drugstore map label: Drugs Library of Congress, sheet 10
1926 Drugs and paints map label: Drugs & Paints UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 6

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East side · Elk Ave. S.

104 Elk Ave. S.

Hardware store

Today

John H. Richardson, Jr. Attorney at Law

From our directory, Oct. 21, 2026. Please check with a business before you go.

On the old maps (no. 104 in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 104 Elk Ave. S. outlined in red; the map labels it: general hardware — Then: 1914 map

September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 104 Elk Ave. S. outlined in red; the map labels it: store — 1926 map

1907 Hardware and queensware (dishes) map label: Hardware & Queensware Library of Congress, sheet 2
1914 General hardware map label: Gen'l Hardware Library of Congress, sheet 10
1926 Store map label: S. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 6

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East side · Elk Ave. S.

100 Elk Ave. S.

The Odd Fellows hall corner, at College St.

Today

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One parcel today; on the maps it was two storefronts.

On the old maps: storefront 1 of 2, no. 102 on the 1914 map

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 100 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 1 of 2) outlined in red; the map labels it: crockery — Then: 1914 map

September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 100 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 1 of 2) outlined in red; the map labels it: store — 1926 map

1907 Barber Library of Congress, sheet 2
1914 Crockery Library of Congress, sheet 10
1926 Store map label: S. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 6

On the old maps: storefront 2 of 2, no. 100 on the 1914 map

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 100 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 2 of 2) outlined in red; the map labels it: shoes — Then: 1914 map

September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 100 Elk Ave. S. (storefront 2 of 2) outlined in red; the map labels it: office — 1926 map

1907 Boots and shoes; the Odd Fellows hall upstairs map label: B. & S.; Odd Fellows Hall 2nd Library of Congress, sheet 2
1914 Shoes Library of Congress, sheet 10
1926 Office map label: Off. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 6

Local history says: The corner building dates from the 1850s; for most of a century its third floor was a lodge hall, first for the Masons and later the Odd Fellows. (City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Square)

The maps show: The maps put the Odd Fellows hall on the second floor (1907, 1914) and a "Hall" on the second floor in 1926. (Library of Congress, sheet 2; Library of Congress, sheet 10; UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 6)

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