This home built in 1916 in Rockvale was the residence of Ada Rowland, Switchboard Operator for Home Mutual Telephone Company. She was the first Switchboard Operator in Rutherford County. In the earliest days of telephones, switchboards were placed inside the Operator's home so she could place a phone call any time day or night. Ada's home, along with the switchboard inside, were moved to Cannonsburgh Village in Murfreesboro. This Village is a collection of historic structures from the Rutherford County area moved to this spot as part of America's Bicentennial in 1976. Cannonsburgh is the original name of Murfreesboro.