The Robert Lee Maddux home is believed to have been built by Jeremiah "Uncle Miah" Whitson in 1850. Bob Lee bought the house in 1927 and remodeled it in 1928. The columns that are on the front presently were added later. He was an avid foxhunter and was very involved in the Fox Hunters association among other community organizations. He started Maddux, Proffitt, and Hutcheson Dry Goods, which stayed in business until recent years. Picture: Images of America - Cookeville and Putnam County, TN, pg. 87.

Robert Lee "Bob" Maddux

b. 26 June 1889, Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN
d. 9 December 1985, TN
Wife: Lorelle C. Adcock md 29 December 1914, Putnam Co., TN
Father: James Nelson Maddux (1853-1900)
Mother: Eudora "Dora" Jared (1852-1925)
Buried: Cookeville City Cemetery, Cookeville, TN
Robert Lee Maddux had been engaged in the mercantile
business in Cookeville, TN for several years. Maddux
was one of the founders of the store called Maddux &
Proffitt on the Courthouse square of Cookeville, TN.
See Maddux Hardware Store