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Historic Marker Program

In 2008, the APTA will mark five historic sites of significance in Tennessee. The five sites are as follows:

1. The Republican Primitive Baptist Church- 350 Raymond Taylor Road, Ripley, TN 38063
   Built in 1925 for a congregation that was formed in the 1860's.
2. Yancey's Tavern-6290 Chestnut Ridge Road Kingsport, TN
   Built in 1779. This was also the Sullivan County old Courthouse from 1780-1792.
3. Carthage Heights also known as the Cullum Mansion-202 Cullum Avenue, Carthage, TN 37030
   Built in 1838.
4. The Dome Building-736 Georgia Avenue, Chattanooga, TN
   Commercial building built in 1892 to house the Chattanooga Times. This publisher of the paper, Adolph Ochs, later became the owner of the New York Times.
5. The Dewey home - 2224 Doctor Robertson Road, Spring Hill, TN 37174
   Rural farm house near the Maury- Williamson County border built in 1896. 

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Only houses or buildings constructed prior to 1940 will be considered for designation and marking unless special historical events or occurrences were associated with the property or special circumstances about the property merit consideration by the nomination committee.

The submission of the nomination will not automatically result in approval for historic designation and marking by the APTA. Nomination for each Grand Division of the State of Tennessee will be accepted every year and two nominations in each Grand Division will be selected by the APTA for designation and marking in each calendar year with the first selections to be made in 2008. Upon the acceptance by the APTA for designation, the site will be recorded on the records of the APTA as a designated historic site and will be featured on the APTA website as a designated historic site. The owner(s) of each designated property shall receive a free one (1) year membership to the APTA and the APTA will conduct a “marking” ceremony at the designated property to install an APTA descriptive marker. The marker will cite the traditional name of the home or place, the year of construction and that the site has been designated as a historic site by the APTA. The marker will be installed at no cost to the owner(s) in a location in front of the property structure or selected property. The owner(s), by signing below, hereby agrees to these conditions and procedures, and agrees to use his or her best efforts to cooperate with the APTA in this process. Properties not selected for designation and marking in a given calendar year will automatically be reconsidered for the next calendar year unless the nomination is withdrawn by the owner.

Downlaod the Historic Marker ApplicationForm: marker_application.pdf (31kb)*

* application form provided in Adobe PDF format