Bristol in Sullivan County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Gammon Mansion

1878

— Slaughter Law Firm —

Gammon Mansion Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

1. Gammon Mansion Marker

Inscription. is recognized as a
National
Historic Landmark
as designated by the
Secretary of the Interior
2009

Erected by Slaughter Law Firm.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 36° 35.471′ N, 82° 11.016′ W. Marker is in Bristol, Tennessee, in Sullivan County. It is on 6th Street north of Locust Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 324 6th St, Bristol TN 37620, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It is also 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,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Shelby's Fort (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edward Washington King House (about 600 feet away); Bristol Tennessee Post Office & Custom House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Isaac Shelby (1750-1826) (approx. 0.2 miles away); The E.W. King Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Evan Shelby's Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Site of King College (approx. ¼ mile away); Baseball History (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bristol.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Historic Bristol (was approx. ¼ mile away in Virginia but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places, and has not been designated as a National Historic Landmark.

Regarding Gammon Mansion. William McFarland bought the site for $158.69 in 1872 and later built the Queen Anne style house on it. After the house went through a series of owners, Dr. Landon Haynes Gammon paid $5,400 for it in 1902. He was elected Bristol's mayor in 1909 and served two terms in the office. The house was

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

2. Gammon Mansion Marker

in the Gammon family until 2003, when it was sold to a father and son who converted it into their law offices.

Also see . . . Gammon House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in 2009. (National Archives) (Submitted on November 11, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

3. Gammon Mansion Marker

View of the house from the southeast.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 11, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.