Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

T.T. Tate House

Built 1867

Photographed by Larry Gertner, 2008

1. T.T. Tate House Marker

Inscription. Built by Dr. Theodore Thompson Tate in 1867, this double gable, board and batten cottage is a rare local example of the Carpenter Gothic Style popularized by the noted Landscape Architect Andrew Jackson Downing. Dr. Tate, a prominent local surgeon, served with distinction during the Gettysburg Campaign as Assistant Surgeon of the 3rd Pennsylvania cavalry.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 39° 49.859′ N, 77° 14.034′ W. Marker was in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It was on 115 Chambersburg Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in South-Central Pennsylvania. It was also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: A different marker also named T.T. Tate House (here, next to this marker); C.W. Hoffman House (a few steps from this marker); Ice House Complex (within shouting distance of this marker); The Eagle Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Parish House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thaddeus Stevens (about 400 feet away); Reverend Horatio S. Howell (about 400 feet away); "…expecting to find all dead." (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. the Eagle Hotel (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This marker was replaced by a new one also named T.T. Tate House (see nearby markers)

T.T. Tate House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, 2008

2. T.T. Tate House

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 749 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on February 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.