Shelbyville in Shelby County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Tevis Cottage

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

1. Tevis Cottage 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 this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 38° 12.72′ N, 85° 13.05′ W. Marker is in Shelbyville, Kentucky, in Shelby County. It is on Washington Street (U.S. 60) west of 6th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 607 Washington St, Shelbyville KY 40065, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Louisville Area.

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 Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Science Hill School (within shouting distance of this marker); The Armstrong Hotel (about 400 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Lafayette's Tour (about 400 feet away); Lynching in Shelbyville (about 500 feet away); Lynching in America / Lynching of Sam Pulliam (about 500 feet away); Reconstruction in America / Lynching of Reuben Dennis (about 500 feet away); Soldiers of the American Revolution (about 500 feet away); Centenary Methodist Church (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shelbyville.

More about this marker. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

Part of this clapboarded house is identified as a log core dating from Shelbyville's early settlement period (first 50 years). However, most of appearance is Colonial Revival from 1920's accretions. Deemed significant as a good local example of Colonial Revival and for its association with early Shelbyville.

Also see . . . Tevis Cottage (PDF). National Register nomination for the cottage, which was listed as part of amultiple-property submission in 1984. (National Archives) (Submitted on August 3, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

2. Tevis Cottage Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 416 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.