Bristol in Sullivan County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bristol Tennessee Post Office & Custom House

National Register of Historic Places #85002772

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 13, 2019

1. Bristol Tennessee Post Office & Custom House Marker

Inscription. This property has been
placed on the

National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 36° 35.616′ N, 82° 11.059′ W. Marker is in Bristol, Tennessee, in Sullivan County. It can be reached from Shelby Street east of 7th Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the main front entrance, facing Shelby Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 620 Shelby Street, Bristol TN 37620, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Isaac Shelby (1750-1826) (within shouting distance of this marker); The E.W. King Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Evan Shelby's Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Bristol (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line in Virginia); 614-618 State Street (about 500 feet away); Baseball History (about 600 feet away); Bank Street (about 600 feet away); Shelby's Fort (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bristol.

Also see . . . The Old Custom House

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. In 1899, the architect James Knox Taylor designed the building known as The Bristol Post Office and Custom House. The building was constructed in the Beaux Arts style of architecture and opened in 1901. Its features include brick quoining, elaborate cut-stone cornices at the roof line, original cold-steel wrought iron pieces, and finely detailed leaded-glass windows, hand-carved oak and marbled interiors. The building served as Bristol, Tennessee’s main postal facility until 1983 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1985. (Submitted on June 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Bristol Post Office & Custom House Marker<br>(<i>wide view • marker visible right of door</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 13, 2019

2. Bristol Post Office & Custom House Marker
(wide view • marker visible right of door)

Bristol Tennessee Post Office & Custom House (<i>northeast corner view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 13, 2019

3. Bristol Tennessee Post Office & Custom House (northeast corner view)

Bristol Tennessee Post Office & Custom House<br>(<i>northwest corner view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 13, 2019

4. Bristol Tennessee Post Office & Custom House
(northwest corner view)

Bristol Tennessee Post Office & Custom House<br>(<i>restoration & preservation awards</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 13, 2019

5. Bristol Tennessee Post Office & Custom House
(restoration & preservation awards)

Full front view (North side) of Bristol Tennessee Post Office & Custom House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2024

6. Full front view (North side) of Bristol Tennessee Post Office & Custom House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 921 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 6. submitted on October 4, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.