Tinbridge Hill in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Marble Column

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 1, 2015

1. Marble Column Marker

Inscription. This three piece marble column adorned the front of the First National Bank building, Tenth and Main Streets. It was built 1908-09, P. Thornton Marye, architect. When the building was completely remodeled in 1976-77 all marble was replaced by a brick facade.

A gift of Bat Masonry Co., Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 37° 24.842′ N, 79° 9.423′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Tinbridge Hill. It can be reached from the intersection of Wise Street and 4th Street when traveling north. Marker is located within the Old City Cemetery grounds, near the Chapel & Columbarium. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Taylor Street, Lynchburg VA 24501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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

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Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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: Iron Fencing (here, next to this marker); Stone Watering Trough (a few steps from this marker); Stone Well Cap (a few steps from this marker); The Quartermaster's Glanders Stable (a few steps from this marker); Glanders (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Glanders Stable (within shouting distance of this marker); Ivy Chapel Union Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapel and Columbarium (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Quartermaster’s Glanders Stable (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Philip Thornton Marye (Wikipedia). Marye was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended Randolph-Macon College and the University of Virginia before serving in the Fourth Virginia Volunteers in Cuba during the Spanish–American

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 1, 2015

2. Marble Column Marker

(marker visible near base of column)

War. Marye trained in architecture briefly with Glen Brown in Washington, D.C., and practiced architecture in Newport News, Virginia, in the early 1900s, but moved to Atlanta in 1903 after receiving the important commission to design the Atlanta Terminal Station. (Submitted on September 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Marble Column image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 1, 2015

3. Marble Column

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.