Martin Luther King in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Chancellor T. M. McConnell House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 16, 2021

1. Chancellor T. M. McConnell 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 these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 35° 3.037′ N, 85° 18.171′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Martin Luther King. It is on East 5th Street west of Lindsay Court, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 517 E 5th St, Chattanooga TN 37403, 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 7 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Point in the Line of Fort Sherman (within shouting distance of this marker); Headquarters of Brigadier General George D. Wagner (about 400 feet away); Site of General Bragg's Headquarters (about 500 feet away); Frances Willard House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chattanooga's First School (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Point in the Line of Fort Sherman (approx. 0.2 miles away); Swaim's Jail (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.

Other markers no longer nearby. Site of Lunette O'Meara (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Point in the Line of Fort Sherman (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Point in the Line of Fort Sherman (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Site of Headquarters (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Point in the Line of Fort Sherman (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Site of Battery Bushnell

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2. Chancellor T. M. McConnell House Marker

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(was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Site of Headquarters (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Point in the Line of Fort Sherman (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); A Point in the Line of Works (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding Chancellor T. M. McConnell House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

The house was built in the late 1880s for Chancellor T. M. McConnell, a prominent Chattanooga businessman. McConnell, born on a farm in Grainger County in 1831, became a lawyer by clerking in a general store and studying law at night. He was a Confederate soldier who rose to the rank of major. After the war, he practiced law, worked as a traveling salesman, and eventually settled in Chattanooga where he became Clerk and Master, and later became Chancellor. He also owned the McConnell Block.

… The house was passed on to the Chancellor's son-in-law, Clerk and Master Sam Erwin. To this day, many Chattanooga residents call it the Erwin House, and it is referred
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 16, 2021

3. Chancellor T. M. McConnell House Marker
Marker is between the left set of windows on the porch.
to as the Erwin House in the city's preservation plan. The house then passed to the Chancellor's granddaughter and her husband, Colonel and Mrs. Wilkie Burt.

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 1,335 times since then and 174 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.