There are two historic neighborhoods that run along Main Street, Highland Park and Ferger Place.
Ferger Place is a U-shaped Road coming off Main Street and listed as the first gated community in the city.
In her book, Chattanooga Landmarks: Exploring the History of the Scenic City, author Jennifer Crutchfield wrote that Fred Ferger and his brother Herman built the first planned subdivision in the south. Today the Ferger Place Historic District is a cul-de-sac off Main Street on Eveningside and Morningside Drive.
According to their website, most Ferger Place homes were built between 1910 and 1930. Today, Ferger Place boasts 70 homes, frequent neighborhood socials, and a listing on the National Registry of Historical Places. Their website stated that in the early 20th century, East Main Street was so rural that the newly paved streets were considered a luxury, and its stone pillars were built to flank the gates to keep the cows out…