Martin Luther King in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Medical Arts Building
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 16, 2021
1. Medical Arts Building Marker
First Presbyterian Church
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 these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
Location. 35° 2.768′ N, 85° 18.143′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Martin Luther King. It is on McCallie Avenue west of Douglas Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 554 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga TN 37402, 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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: First Presbyterian Church (a few steps from this marker); A Point in the Line of Works (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Baptist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walden Hospital (about 400 feet away); Caleb Isbester House (about 500 feet away); The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Impressions (approx. Ό mile away); Frances Willard House (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.
Other markers no longer nearby. Site of Camp
this page online
Regarding Medical Arts Building. Excerpt from an architectural and historical survey used in the National Register nomination:
Feeling that this type of organized medical facility was distinctly needed in Chattanooga, a special arrangement allowed the architect, builder, and the previous property owner (Adolph S. Ochs, owner and editor of the New York Times) to receive stock in the building rather than cash payments for their services in what seemed to be a risky venture. Also, these people and several tenants purchased stocks as an investment. Financially, the investment did do poorly and only through the efforts of Ochs descendants, who donated his one-fifth share of the bonds after his death to the investment group, was the organization able to continue.
Also see . . . Remembering the Medical Arts Building. The Chattanoogan website entry, Sept. 14, 2008:
Retrospective by Harmon Jolley of a fourth-grade visit to an ophthalmologist
via NPS, unknown
2. Medical Arts Building
National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 16, 2021
3. Medical Arts Building Marker
Marker is at left corner of building.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,822 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 18, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on December 22, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on October 18, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
