Moye Boarding House

The Moye Boarding House is a historic building in Portland, Tennessee. It was built in 1878–1892 for A.C. Butt or Kate Moye on land formerly owned by Thomas Buntin.[2] It was a boarding house on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad from 1890 to 1945.[3] It was acquired by the city of Portland in 2011, and it received $15,000 from the Tennessee Historical Commission and the Historic Preservation Fund to be restored in 2016.[4] The building was designed in the Folk Victorian architectural style.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 27, 2013.[1]

Moye Boarding House
LocationNE. corner of Wheeler & North Russell Streets, Portland, Tennessee
Coordinates36°34′55″N 86°30′54″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1878 (1878)
Architectural styleFolk Victorian
NRHP reference No.13000124[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 27, 2013

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Moye Boarding House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  3. "Preservation Restoration Education". The Portland Leader. December 25, 2013. pp. 22=23. Retrieved February 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Portland recieves [sic] historical preservation grant". The Tennessean. July 15, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2019.


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