emp loy ed ▁min ers , ▁ 3 0 % ▁were ▁un emp loy ed ▁text ile ▁workers , ▁and ▁ 1 0 % ▁were ▁struggling ▁profession als ▁( including ▁teachers , ▁n urs es , ▁and ▁a ▁doctor ). ▁Tennessee ▁Valley ▁Author ity ▁( TV A ) ▁architect ▁William ▁M acy ▁St anton , ▁who ▁designed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁buildings ▁in ▁TV A ' s ▁planned ▁city ▁of ▁Nor ris , ▁drew ▁up ▁basic ▁designs ▁for ▁houses ▁and ▁other ▁buildings ▁at ▁the ▁Hom est ead s . ▁The ▁Civil ian ▁Conserv ation ▁Corps ▁built ▁recre ational ▁buildings ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁lake ▁for ▁the ▁community ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁C umber land ▁Mountain ▁State ▁Park . ▁By ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁community ' s ▁first ▁stone ▁houses ▁had ▁been ▁completed . ▁ ▁A ▁community - owned ▁store ▁( the ▁" Tr ading ▁Post ") ▁and ▁can n ery ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁but ▁both ▁strugg led ▁with ▁in ex per ien ced ▁management . ▁W age - pay ing ▁indust ries ▁never ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁Hom est ead s ▁as ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁hoped , ▁and ▁attempts ▁by ▁hom est ead ers ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁coal ▁mine ▁and ▁s org hum ▁mill ▁failed . ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁Hom est ead s ▁project ▁was ▁over seen ▁by ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁ag encies ▁with ▁differ ing ▁philosoph ies , ▁leaving ▁the ▁project ▁without ▁a ▁clear ▁purpose .