Crossville in Cumberland County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Built in 1938
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 16, 2020
1. Built in 1938 Marker
Marker is attached to the Palace Theater in downtown Crossville,
Of Native Crab Orchard Stone and Art Deco Design. Closed in 1978. Restored in 2001 for a Community Auditorium Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.
Location. 35° 56.821′ N, 85° 1.548′ W. Marker is in Crossville, Tennessee, in Cumberland County. It is on South Main Street (U.S. 127) just south of West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 72 South Main Street, Crossville TN 38555, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Built in 1935 by Wm. Garrison (within shouting distance of this marker); Cumberland County at War (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mandy Barnett (about 300 feet away); Cumberland County's First Steam Engine (about 300 feet away); Milo Lemert Memorial Building (about 400 feet away); In Remembrance of the Korean War (about 500 feet away); Cumberland County Civil War Veterans Memorial
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2. Palace Theater
National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 16, 2020
3. Built in 1938 Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 16, 2020
4. The Palace Theater
Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 420 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on January 7, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on May 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
