Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Cowan, McClung and Company Building / Fidelity Building

National Register of Historic Places

Cowan, McClung and Company Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 10, 2019

1. Cowan, McClung and Company Building Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The United States Department
of Interior
has placed this property on the

National Register
of
Historic Places

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 35° 57.914′ N, 83° 55.087′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. Marker is at the intersection of South Gay Street and Union Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Gay Street. Marker is mounted at eye-level directly on the subject building, just to the left of the main entrance, facing South Gay Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 502 South Gay Street, Knoxville TN 37902, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Catherine Wiley (within shouting distance of this marker); Gay Street and the Civil Rights Movement (within shouting distance of this marker); Gay Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charles Christopher Krutch (about 300 feet away); Tennessee Ernie Ford (about 300 feet away); Site of John H. Crozier Home

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(about 300 feet away); Creation of the Southeastern Conference (about 300 feet away); Krutch Park (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.

Regarding Cowan, McClung and Company Building / Fidelity Building. National Register of Historic Places #84003566 (1984). Now called the "Fidelity Building"; built in 1871, remodeled in 1929 by Baumann & Baumann.

Also see . . . Fidelity Building (Knoxville). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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2. Cowan, McClung and Company Building

National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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Cowan, McClung and Company Building Marker<br>(<i>wide view • marker visible left of entrance</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 10, 2019

3. Cowan, McClung and Company Building Marker
(wide view • marker visible left of entrance)

Cowan, McClung and Company Building / Fidelity Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 10, 2019

4. Cowan, McClung and Company Building / Fidelity Building

Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 6, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2. submitted on December 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on June 6, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.