Around 1823, the Methodists built the first church in town near this location. Former slave John Johnson opened the First Class Barber Shop in this area in 1870. The first newspaper, Hickman Pioneer, began next door in 1878. The log church was torn down in 1881 and was replaced by a frame building in which J.F. Briggs opened a ladies clothing and shoe store. This brick building was constructed around 1920, and Shouse and McBride Feed Store and Centerville Trucking Line was followed by Haskins Feed Store. The Haskins residence, later replaced by a parking lot, adjoined the feed store. The building to the west, which burned in 2002, was occupied by Bea's Dress Shop, Pierce TV Service, and Hair Reflections. Diane's Junk Shop operated briefly here in the 1980s, after which the building was used for storage until Simplici Soap Factory located here in 2018.