Original Methodist Church

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As you walk down Banner Road, take a moment to notice the small, unpainted wooden structure along the road across from the entrance to Elkmont Town Homes. This structure began its life as the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1895. Note the two doors at the right end: one door for ladies and the other for gentlemen, as they sat on opposite sides of the sanctuary. As noted earlier in the tour, Lute Banner moved the building to this location in order to open a store. Later, John Henry VonCanon (who lived in the Shepherd Dugger home at the top of the hill) used the building to house one of his three Ford dealerships (Image 2) and eventually turned it into an evergreen nursery to ship winter greenery to less pristine locales. Note the double door on the side of the building which was used for automobiles to access the dealership. Continue down the hill. As the sidewalk ends, please be careful as you continue to walk along the shoulder of the road. It is one-way going the same direction that you are headed, but sometimes people get lost!