06 Establishing The Vision Franklin City Hall Master Plan Current Franklin City Hall Williamson County Courthouse Pull-Tight Theater 2nd Ave Parking Garage Cornerstone Church Williamson County Courthouse Historic Franklin City Hall Offices Cotton’s Livery Stable Cornerstone Church HISTORY OF THE SITE THEN & NOW INTRODUCTION Key Historical Site Features City Hall site has seen continuous change in services, architecture, and scale over the years. Historically, the businesses once located on this site served the community. These included grocery stores, stables, horse watering, buggy repair, and automotive sales & service. • The Corner of Third Avenue South has always been anchored with solid architecture. • Stables and transportation have established this corner as a place to meet, gather & access transportation. • Dr. D.B. Cliffe maintained a garden along Second Avenue that was famous for its flowers. His grandson, Joe Cliffe, who was an Alderman for many years and continued the tradition of the community garden for several years. Both Dr. Cliffe and Joe Cliffe lived on Second Avenue South. • Chapman’s Pie Wagon was originally located adjacent to the courthouse on Third Avenue South before relocating to the Northwest corner of square with a change of ownership to Mrs. Smithwick in the early 1940’s. • The Corner of Third Avenue South was known as the “Water Trough Corner”. It is suspected that the water trough was part of D.T. Crockett’s Grocery Store (aka Wagner’s Grocery), providing a place for visitors to bring their horses to water while shopping Downtown. This may provide an opportunity to recall the history with a water feature as part of the new City Hall site improvements. Architectural Expression of the Livery Stables • Historic stables & an auction house served all citizens of Franklin & the surrounding area. • Architectural expression of the Livery Stables was more consistent with vernacular than typical horse barn. • Stepped parapet, brick construction, corbelling details created a unique architectural expression. • Grand arch sized to be large enough to drive horse & buggies into livery stables.
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