Cleveland in Bradley County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Former Site of the Music Building

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay

1. Former Site of the Music Building Marker

Inscription. A building on this site housed the Lee College Music Department from 1947 to 1995; it was replaced by the current School of Music building on Parker Street. The building was two stories, a long rectangular structure with a single hallway from the east entrance to the other end. It housed classrooms, faculty studios, and a small rehearsal hall on the second floor which served all choirs and bands for almost fifty years.

Erected by Lee University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education.

Location. 35° 9.99′ N, 84° 52.239′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Tennessee, in Bradley County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Ocoee Street and Billy Graham Avenue. The marker is located northwest of the Deacon Jones Dining Hall in Lee University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1120 N Ocoee Street, Cleveland TN 37311, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

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,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Former Site of the Old Auditorium (a few steps from this marker); Former Site of Hughes Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Lee College (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Craigmiles House

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Boys Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hardwick-Jarnagin House (approx. ¼ mile away); Cleveland Bradley County Public Library Facilities (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 26, 2022

2. Former Site of the Music Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.