Near Cookeville in Putnam County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Old Shipley Barn

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

1. Old Shipley Barn Marker

Inscription. Built in the 1830s, the Shipley Barn is one of the oldest structures in Putnam County. A uniquely preserved example of half-dovetail notched log construction, it was built by master craftsmen for Abraham Buck, a leading Upper Cumberland pioneer and prosperous farmer. Acquired from Dr. Michael Shipley, the structure sits on the Tennessee Technological University farm. Shipley's family was the last to use the barn. Today, it is used as a working facility by university agriculture students.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2D 37.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 36° 11.603′ N, 85° 32.111′ W. Marker is near Cookeville, Tennessee, in Putnam County. It is on Gainesboro Grade (State Highway 290) south of Farmington Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2176 Gainesboro Grade, Cookeville TN 38501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Walton Road - Old Burnt Stand (approx. 2 miles away); Dixie College

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); P.M. Smith Building (approx. 2½ miles away); Civil War In Putnam County (approx. 2½ miles away); 1907 and 1909 Views of the Cookeville Train Depot (approx. 2½ miles away); Jere Baxter (approx. 2½ miles away); Tennessee Central Depot (approx. 2½ miles away); Alexander L. Crawford (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cookeville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

2. Old Shipley Barn Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 965 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.