Russell Family Estate Sale

·          In 1922, The Adro Hotel in LaFollette, Tennessee opened to great fanfare. It advertised clean rooms, elevator, fine dining, as well as accommodations for travelers and business salesmen needing showrooms to display their wares to retail area county merchants. They also had a “Speakeasy” and pool room in the basement that offered a different type of entertainment for both guests and locals.  Depending on who was the local law enforcement, they also had a wonderful  Art Deco bar with stained glass side panels.  By 1930, when The Great Depression hit, the hotel was sold to C. H. & Icie Russell, who renamed it The Russell Hotel. The hotel continued in business until the early 1990s, when it was demolished. Additionally, the Russells purchased and operated The Piedmont Hotel and Shelby Motor Court. All flourishing until I-75 bypassed downtown LaFollette.  By the mid 1970s few travelers were staying in old downtown,  resulting in a decline to the properties.  

In the mid 1930’s, the LaFollette mansion, Glen Oaks, was sold to C. H .& Icie Russell.  During the day, Mrs. Russell created a Victorian dream doll house with extensive floral gardens.  She never spent a night in Glen Oaks, going every night to stay at the hotel, getting the kitchen ready for breakfast before going home to her beloved Glen Oaks. In the 1980s, Mrs. Russell passed the hotel to her son, finally moving into a nursing facility.  The family divided the contents of Glen Oaks amongst themselves, with C. H. Russell Jr.  and his wife Allie, moving their share of the LaFollette mansion to their residence. 

After nearly 100 years, you will be having the opportunity to purchase items from these landmarks. Pr. Victorian cameo back love seats, pictures, glassware, rugs, lamps, furniture, plumbing and electrical items, fishing rods and reels, showcases,  sewing machines, tables, chiffarobes, beds,  books, pool table, 12  foot long Art Deco backbar, large JFK campaign poster,  old bottles, floral items, box lots, pots and pans, clocks and corner cupboard made by Bill Hatfield of LaFollette,  cast iron porch and yard furniture including a large tree surround, quilts, figurines, colored sand collection, 50 year old rough sawn lumber in varied widths and lengths,  Oak Post Office unit dating to 1900, medicine bottles, toys, and lots more.

You can pre-buy items by contacting us with any questions you may have and paying for the item. Nothing will be held until it is paid for, pickup can be arranged. Once payment is received, the item will be removed from the website.  What you are seeing is just a fraction of what is there.  Be prepared to bring an empty vehicle and be ready to load up.  We look forward to seeing you in LaFollette·