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McKissack & McKissack

 
 
McKissack & McKissack Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
1. McKissack & McKissack Marker
Inscription. In 1922, Moses McKissack was joined in Nashville by his brother Calvin to form McKissack & McKissack. It became the nation's oldest. continually operating, African American-owned architectural firm.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.
 
Location. 36° 10.301′ N, 86° 47.317′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It is on 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1926 7th Ave N, Nashville TN 37219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee. 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, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers
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are within walking distance of this marker: "Grand Ole Opry" and the WSM radio tower (here, next to this marker); Commercial Appeal (here, next to this marker); Tennessee's First Radio Station (here, next to this marker); Scope's Trial (here, next to this marker); 16 poets and critics (here, next to this marker); Ann Lee Keys Worley (here, next to this marker); First state concrete highway (here, next to this marker); Migration during the Great Depression (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
McKissack & McKissack Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
2. McKissack & McKissack Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Oct. 18, 2026