Toccoa Unveils New Historic Plaque Downtown

chattel shop historic plaqueToccoa unveils the latest in its series of historic plaques.

On Thursday, January 5, the Chattel Shop and Phyllis’ Hairworks received the third historic plaque in the 2016-2017 series of plaques dedicated to downtown buildings.

This location is the previous home of McCurry’s Men’s Shop.

Main Street Toccoa said that McCurry’s Men’s Shop was founded by Mr. Carl McCurry as a retail location designed to provide casual, formal, and professional wear to men of all ages.

The building that housed McCurry’s Men’s Shop was originally constructed around the year 1900, making it one of the older buildings in Downtown Toccoa.

Currently, the building is owned by Phyllis Skelton and is home to her business, Phyllis’ Hairworks, a successful downtown women’s hair salon, as well as Gail’s Infinity Hair Salon, and The Chattel Shop.

The historic plaque program highlights ten historic buildings in Toccoa, and the remaining plaques are set to follow each month. Once all plaques have been installed, they will be added to Main Street Toccoa’s Historic Walking Tour Guide.