Robert and Bertha Maxwell House

Robert Lee Lonzo "Doll" Maxwell and Bertha "Berthie" Askew House, located in Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN.

This family owned and operated a general store in Buffalo Valley from the 1930’s to 1957. The store was built by Mr. Maxwell and Cass Leftwich. It consisted of two floors and weather boarded exterior. Also built nearby were buildings that consisted of a beauty shop, creamery, barber and shoe repair shop. The produce building nearby was where chickens, corn, fertilizer, and black walnuts were bought and sold. The store was a popular gathering place as local people came to trade, visit, and exchange news.