Adair County High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Columbia, KY)

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The Frances and Shirley Glasgow House Drawn by Mary Allender. Artists continued The house that Mr. James Maupin was born and reared in was built in 1925 by his parents. At one time Mr. Maupin’s mother rented some of the rooms in the house. In 1975 he and his wife remodeled the structure and moved in. Part of the renovation was the removal of the old front porch and the garage. He also added more rooms. On Highway 61 in Sparksville, Ken- tucky, Mr. Cornelius Go wen opened a country store on his property in 1907. He formed a partnership with Mr. Cager Coomer to help him with the business. The James Maupin House Drawn by Tammy Bunch. student art 29

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Artists show skill On the next three pages are some of the many pen and ink drawings done for the 1983 art calendar by the advanced art classes taught by Mrs. Henrietta Scott. The copy for this section contains the history of and facts about each build- ing. In June 1803 the contract to build Adair County’s courthouse was given to William and Robert Ball Sutton. Rob- ert Ball estimated that 110,000 bricks would be needed to complete the job at the cost of $8.00 per thousand. The Sutton’s collected the materials and stacked them in the square. Unfortunately, before much of the masonry work was completed, a severe winter storm set in. During the winter the lumber and nails were stolen. The courthouse, which was to have been com- pleted by June 1804, was not accepted by the court until two years later. In the beginning the Richard Paul Hill home was known simply as lot num- ber 12. In 1812 the structure was built and became the Robertson Academy named after its first president Samuel Robertson. Even though it was remod- eled in 1820, the home still has some of its original building materials. Mr. James Tate Mercer paid carpen- ter Alex McAllister $300.00 to build the present day Frances and Shirley Glasgow home in Milltown, Kentucky, for his bride Mollie Frazier Rogers Mer- cer. The home is a typical frame house of the 1900 period. It has a two story en- trance hall, nine rooms, and a bath. It was occupied by the Mercers until their deaths. Since 1964 the house has been the home of the Glasgow family. The Adair County Court House Drawn by Karen Moore. The Richard Paul Hill House Drawn by Sherry Estes. 28 student art

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The Harvey Store Drawn by Anne Gowen. Artists continued After leaving the operation for a short time, Mr. Gowen started a new business on his own in the same building and created a popular county store. On No- vember 7, 1937, Mr. Gowen sold his business and the land to W. L. Harvey and his son who enlarged the business. It was sold again in the sixties to Mr. James “Yank ’ Loy. The original Trabue House was built in 1828 by Mr. William Trabue and his wife, who was a daughter of Mr. William Caldwell. The house is located one half mile from Columbia on the old Greensburg Road. It was owned by the Trabue family for more than 100 years. Presently it is owned by Mrs. Gaylord Henson. The Original Trabue House Drawn by Robert Depp. 30 student art