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South side of the square: Market St. E.

14 buildings. Walk west to east, from Main Ave. to Elk Ave.

  1. 101
  2. 103
  3. 105
  4. 107
  5. 109
  6. 111
  7. 113
  8. 119
  9. 121
  10. 123
  11. 125
  12. 127
  13. 129
  14. 131

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

South side · Market St. E.

101 Market St. E.

The corner grocery, a saloon in 1887

Today

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

On the old maps (no. 101 in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 101 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: grocery
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 101 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: store
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1914 Grocery map label: Gro. Library of Congress, sheet 9
  2. 1926 Store map label: S. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

Local history says: The corner building is antebellum (built before 1861), by an early silversmith. (Fayetteville Main Street, History; City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Square)

Local history says: For well over a century the corner held markets and grocery businesses. (Fayetteville Main Street, History; City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Square; Library of Congress, sheet 1; Library of Congress, sheet 9)

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103 Market St. E.

Furniture store, later a grocery warehouse

Today

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

On the old maps (no. 103 in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 103 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: furniture
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 103 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: grocery warehouse
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1887 Barber Library of Congress, sheet 1
  2. 1914 Furniture Library of Congress, sheet 9
  3. 1926 Grocery warehouse map label: Grocery Ware Ho. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

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105 Market St. E.

Restaurant, earlier a telegraph or telephone office

Today

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

On the old maps (no. 105 in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 105 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: restaurant
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 105 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: store
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1887 Telegraph or telephone office (wood frame building) map label: Tel. Off. (frame) Library of Congress, sheet 1
  2. 1914 Restaurant map label: Rest'r't Library of Congress, sheet 9
  3. 1926 Store map label: S. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

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South side · Market St. E.

107 Market St. E.

Harness shop, earlier a photographer

Today

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

On the old maps (no. 105½ in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 107 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: harness shop
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 107 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: store
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1887 Photographer (wood frame building) map label: Photo (frame) Library of Congress, sheet 1
  2. 1914 Harness shop map label: Harness Shop Library of Congress, sheet 9
  3. 1926 Store map label: S. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

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South side · Market St. E.

109 Market St. E.

Narrow store, empty in 1914

Today

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

On the old maps (no. 107 in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 109 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: vacant
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 109 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: store
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1887 Grocery map label: Gro. Library of Congress, sheet 1
  2. 1914 Vacant Library of Congress, sheet 9
  3. 1926 Store map label: S. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

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South side · Market St. E.

111 Market St. E.

Barber and pool hall

Today

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

On the old maps (no. 109 in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 111 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: barber and pool hall
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 111 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: store
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1887 Office; a dentist upstairs map label: Off.; Dentist 2nd Library of Congress, sheet 1
  2. 1914 Barber and pool hall map label: Barber / Pool Hall Library of Congress, sheet 9
  3. 1926 Store map label: S. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

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South side · Market St. E.

113 Market St. E. (also 115)

A barber and pool hall and a cigar store in 1914

Today

No building stands on this lot today (county property record).

One county parcel today (911 address points 113 and 115); on the maps it was two storefronts.

Recent history

Feb. 8, 2026. A fire on the south side of the square destroyed four businesses on Market St. E. The county’s property record for this lot now lists no building. Debris cleanup on the block began Aug. 18, 2026.

Sources: WAFF 48, Feb. 8, 2026; RocketCityNow, Feb. 8, 2026; Tennessee Comptroller parcel record, tax year 2027, checked Oct. 20, 2026; WAFF 48, Aug. 18, 2026.

On the old maps: storefront 1 of 2, no. 111 on the 1914 map

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 113 Market St. E. (storefront 1 of 2) outlined in red; the map labels it: barber and pool hall
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 113 Market St. E. (storefront 1 of 2) outlined in red; the map labels it: store
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1887 Office; a dentist upstairs map label: Off.; Dentist 2nd Library of Congress, sheet 1
  2. 1891 Office map label: Off. Library of Congress, sheet 3
  3. 1897 Grocery and harness downstairs; sleeping rooms upstairs map label: Gro. & Harness 1st; Sleeping Rms 2d Library of Congress, sheet 3
  4. 1902 Meat market map label: Meat Library of Congress, sheet 2
  5. 1907 Print shop map label: Printing Library of Congress, sheet 2
  6. 1914 Barber and pool hall map label: Barber / Pool Hall Library of Congress, sheet 9
  7. 1926 Store map label: S. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

On the old maps: storefront 2 of 2, no. 113 on the 1914 map

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 113 Market St. E. (storefront 2 of 2) outlined in red; the map labels it: cigar store
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 113 Market St. E. (storefront 2 of 2) outlined in red; the map labels it: store
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1887 Flour and feed (three stories) map label: Flour & Feed (3 stories) Library of Congress, sheet 1
  2. 1891 Dry goods map label: D.G. Library of Congress, sheet 3
  3. 1897 Saloon downstairs; sleeping rooms upstairs map label: Sal. 1st; Sleeping Rms 2d Library of Congress, sheet 3
  4. 1902 Saloon; a sleeping room upstairs map label: Sal.; Sleeping Rm 2d Library of Congress, sheet 2
  5. 1907 Sleeping room upstairs map label: Sleeping Room 2d, a barber next door at old no. 230 Library of Congress, sheet 2
  6. 1914 Cigar store map label: Cigars Library of Congress, sheet 9
  7. 1926 Store map label: S. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

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South side · Market St. E.

119 Market St. E.

Under the old opera house: Bright Hall

Today

No building stands on this lot today (county property record).

Recent history

Feb. 8, 2026. A fire on the south side of the square destroyed four businesses on Market St. E. The county’s property record for this lot now lists no building. Debris cleanup on the block began Aug. 18, 2026.

Sources: WAFF 48, Feb. 8, 2026; RocketCityNow, Feb. 8, 2026; Tennessee Comptroller parcel record, tax year 2027, checked Oct. 20, 2026; WAFF 48, Aug. 18, 2026.

On the old maps (no. 115 in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 119 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: grocery
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 119 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: office
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1887 Dry goods, boots and shoes downstairs; Bright Hall, an opera house, upstairs map label: D.G. B. & S. below; "Bright Hall" opera house upstairs (Opera H. 2nd) Library of Congress, sheet 1
  2. 1891 Dry goods, boots and shoes downstairs; the Bright Hall opera house upstairs map label: D.G. & B. & S. below; Opera Ho. 2nd (Bright Hall) Library of Congress, sheet 3
  3. 1897 Dry goods and shoes downstairs; the Bright Hall opera house upstairs map label: D.G. & Shoes below; Opera Ho. 2d (Bright Hall) Library of Congress, sheet 3
  4. 1902 Grocery map label: Gro. Library of Congress, sheet 2
  5. 1907 Dry goods, boots and shoes map label: D.G. & B. & S. Library of Congress, sheet 2
  6. 1914 Grocery map label: Gro. Library of Congress, sheet 9
  7. 1926 Office map label: Off. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

Local history says: In the 1880s and ’90s a large two-story opera house, Bright Hall, filled the middle of this block; traveling theater and light-opera companies played there. (Fayetteville Main Street, History; City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Square)

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South side · Market St. E.

121 Market St. E.

The print shop

Today

No building stands on this lot today (county property record).

Recent history

Feb. 8, 2026. A fire on the south side of the square destroyed four businesses on Market St. E. The county’s property record for this lot now lists no building. Debris cleanup on the block began Aug. 18, 2026.

Sources: WAFF 48, Feb. 8, 2026; RocketCityNow, Feb. 8, 2026; Tennessee Comptroller parcel record, tax year 2027, checked Oct. 20, 2026; WAFF 48, Aug. 18, 2026.

On the old maps (no. 117 in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 121 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: print shop (with an electric motor)
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 121 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: print shop
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1891 Grocery map label: Gro. Library of Congress, sheet 3
  2. 1897 Grocery map label: Gro. Library of Congress, sheet 3
  3. 1902 Jeweler map label: Jewelry Library of Congress, sheet 2
  4. 1907 Dry goods, boots and shoes map label: D.G. & B. & S. Library of Congress, sheet 2
  5. 1914 Print shop (with an electric motor) map label: Printing (electric motor) Library of Congress, sheet 9
  6. 1926 Print shop map label: Printing UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

Local history says: The Lincoln County News, first published in 1835, was in the middle of this block for decades. (Fayetteville Main Street, History; City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Square)

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South side · Market St. E.

123 Market St. E.

Under the old opera house: Bright Hall, east end

Today

No building stands on this lot today (county property record).

Recent history

Feb. 8, 2026. A fire on the south side of the square destroyed four businesses on Market St. E. The county’s property record for this lot now lists no building. Debris cleanup on the block began Aug. 18, 2026.

Sources: WAFF 48, Feb. 8, 2026; RocketCityNow, Feb. 8, 2026; Tennessee Comptroller parcel record, tax year 2027, checked Oct. 20, 2026; WAFF 48, Aug. 18, 2026.

On the old maps (no. 119 in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 123 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: grocery
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 123 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: office
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1891 Post office and telegraph, in the Bright Hall building map label: P.O. & Telegraph Library of Congress, sheet 3
  2. 1897 Post office, in the Bright Hall building map label: P.O. Library of Congress, sheet 3
  3. 1902 Saloon map label: Sal. Library of Congress, sheet 2
  4. 1907 Grocery map label: Gro. Library of Congress, sheet 2
  5. 1914 Grocery map label: Gro. Library of Congress, sheet 9
  6. 1926 Office map label: Off. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

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South side · Market St. E.

125 Market St. E.

The picture show

Today

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On the old maps (no. 121 in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 125 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: electric picture show (movies)
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 125 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: movies (a picture show)
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1887 Undertaker (one-story wood frame building) map label: Undertaker (one-story frame) Library of Congress, sheet 1
  2. 1891 Undertaker and furniture repair shop (one-story iron-clad building) map label: Undertaker & Furniture Repair Shop (one-story iron-clad) Library of Congress, sheet 3
  3. 1897 Undertaker and furniture repair shop (iron-clad building) map label: Undertaker & Furniture Repair Shop (iron-clad) Library of Congress, sheet 3
  4. 1902 Furniture map label: Furn. Library of Congress, sheet 2
  5. 1907 Undertaker Library of Congress, sheet 2
  6. 1914 Electric Picture Show (movies) map label: Electric Picture Show Library of Congress, sheet 9
  7. 1926 Movies (a picture show) map label: Movies UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

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127 Market St. E.

Post office with the telephone exchange upstairs

Today

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

On the old maps (no. 123 in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 127 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: post office
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 127 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: store
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1887 Vacant (one-story wood frame building) map label: Vac. (one-story frame) Library of Congress, sheet 1
  2. 1891 Restaurant (one-story wood frame building) map label: Restaur't (one-story frame) Library of Congress, sheet 3
  3. 1897 Undertaker (one-story wood frame building) map label: Undertaker (one-story frame) Library of Congress, sheet 3
  4. 1902 Post office map label: P.O. Library of Congress, sheet 2
  5. 1907 Post office; the telephone exchange upstairs map label: Post Office; Telephone Exch. 2d Library of Congress, sheet 2
  6. 1914 Post office map label: P.O. Library of Congress, sheet 9
  7. 1926 Store map label: S. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

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South side · Market St. E.

129 Market St. E.

Drugstore

Today

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

On the old maps (no. 125 in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 129 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: drugstore
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 129 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: drugstore
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1887 No building drawn on this lot Library of Congress, sheet 1
  2. 1914 Drugstore map label: Drugs Library of Congress, sheet 9
  3. 1926 Drugstore map label: Drugs UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

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South side · Market St. E.

131 Market St. E.

Corner store, a drugstore in 1887

Today

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

On the old maps (no. 127 in 1914)

April 1914 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 131 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: crockery
Then: 1914 map
September 1926 Sanborn fire insurance map detail with the lot at today’s 131 Market St. E. outlined in red; the map labels it: store
1926 map

Maps: Sanborn Map Co., April 1914, sheet 9, Library of Congress (public domain); Sept. 1926, sheet 5, UT Knoxville Libraries (No Copyright – United States). Cropped; red outline added by Our Town Almanac.

  1. 1887 Drugstore map label: Drugs Library of Congress, sheet 1
  2. 1914 Crockery Library of Congress, sheet 9
  3. 1926 Store map label: S. UT Knoxville Libraries, sheet 5

Local history says: The southeast corners hold some of the oldest buildings on the square. (Fayetteville Main Street, History; City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Square)

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