The Zachary House
The Zachary House is home to a museum that tells the story of a mill town that grew up at the turn of the last century. Using hundreds of original photographs, documents, work tools, and maps, it describes what it was like to grow up in a “company town” that felt like “one big family.”
Beginning with the migration of farmers who became a huge construction crew, to early mill work, the residential village, education, worship, the downtown square, medical practice and the mill closing in 1969, every aspect of this folk cultural experience is explored. Tours are guided and free. The Zachary House is also home to a large research archive and offices of the Cooleemee Historical Association. |
Site History:
Built for James W. Zachary, his wife Lillian and their 12 children in 1923, this handsome brick home replaced the original wood frame Zachary House that was moved one block to make way for this new one. It is located on “Management Row,” a street where the doctor, banker and manager of the J.N. Ledford Company Store lived from the 20s onward. |