Alex Latiff Realtor

03/16/2023

Hey everyone! I wanted to offer my services to any of you who are look into buy or sell Real Estate in Chattanooga and surrounding areas!
Please text or call me anytime- I would love to work with you!

Best regards,
Alex Latiff

03/08/2023

The Marble Hill Saloon in the The Burchay's building before becoming a bank. Yes! We had Saloons!

Btw Saloon it’s a cool name.

03/08/2023

Great article!

Tell those replacement window salesmen to go away; fix your old window instead.

03/06/2023

That was a hard shot!
Cars everywhere and the tree in front of this magnificent historic Romanesque building!

But I couldn’t let the history of this building go, so here it is a long story about this beauty of Market Street in Downtown Chattanooga.

The Burchay’s building in Richardsonian Romanesque style c.1890 is also one of the few remaining structures designed by noted architect S. M. Patton. Before his untimely death in 1897 in the infamous Richardson Block fire at 7th and Market streets, the former Louisiana resident designed a number of important structures.

Ones still standing include the Adams Hilborne Inn and Patten Hall in Fort Wood; the Hundred Oaks Castle in Wi******er, Tenn.; and evidently the Lovemans Building in downtown Chattanooga. He also designed the former Mountain City Club building on Chestnut Street, which was razed in the 1970s, and the gigantic Lookout Inn near the top of the Incline. The latter was destroyed by fire in 1908.

According to some old city directories, the Burchay’s building was built in the early 1890s by Merchants National Bank. The Merchants bank had been organized on Nov. 11, 1890.

The bank was originally located at 831 Market St. before moving into the new structure.

Before the bank building was built, a saloon was located at the site.
After the Merchants bank opened in either 1891 or 1892, the bank occupied the first two floors, while G.W.

Although the bank would be absorbed by Citizens Bank and Trust Co. in 1894 and would not be in existence long, the building has been.

In 1938, Burchay’s began occupying the structure. Burchay’s had been established in 1932 in Chattanooga by Edwin Burke, a native of Manchester, England. Mr. Burke had learned the furrier trade from his brother-in-law, Louis Chajage, in Atlanta before moving to Chattanooga and opening his own business in his early 20s.

Mr. Burke was considered a master furrier.

The furs were stored on the third floor in chilly temperature to preserve the skins’ oils.

Mr. Burke lived in the Continental Apartments in later years until his death in 1981. His wife, Fannie, died in 1985.

01/27/2023

Here is our market update for last month!

Housing inventory has picked up a little in the Chattanooga area. For more info or if you’re buying or selling don’t hesitate to contact me.

Looking forward to working with you!

10/07/2022

UTC’s first building also known as Old Main.

A reporter described Old Main, the campus’s first structure, by writing, “This institution is a light set upon a hill, in a literal as well as a figurative sense. It
is lighted throughout with gas, and when it is illuminated in the evening, it is truly a light upon a hill, a thing of real beauty.” With these words, he created an enduring legacy of the campus as a beacon of opportunity.

Completed in 1886, University Hall, affectionately known to faculty and students as "Old Main" fronted on McCallie Avenue. Old Main housed science laboratories, a chapel, 39 dormitory rooms, and apartments for the president and faculty members. It was torn down in 1917. The third photo is one of the last taken of "Old Main."

09/30/2022

This is a must have for a slightly better understanding of classical architecture!

09/30/2022

Does anyone remember this beautiful Queen Anne?

The Benjamin F. Thomas house on the corner of McCallie Avenue with Central Avenue was in the national register of historic houses but unfortunately got caught on Fire during the 90’s and after that demolished.

09/25/2022

First Methodist Church (now Old Stone Church Tower)

After growing in size for many years, First Methodist Church eventually joined Centenary Methodist Church to become what is now First-Centenary United Methodist Church.
After merging in 1967, most of the stone church was demolished in 1977. At the remaining steeple is a : “This tower, steeple and wall were part of the First Methodist Church started in 1881 and dedicated in 1885 by the congregation. Worship services were held here until January 1967 when the congregation merged with Centenary Methodist Church.”

09/20/2022

Just give me a call!