Wise in Wise County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
E.M. Fulton House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023
1. E.M. Fulton House Marker
National Register
of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
February 1, 2006
and registered as a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark
December 7, 2005
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
Location. 36° 58.673′ N, 82° 34.832′ W. Marker is in Wise, Virginia, in Wise County. Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (Virginia Route 640) and Norton Road (Business U.S. 23), on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 W Main St, Wise VA 24293, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Gladeville in the Civil War (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wise (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Wise (approx. 0.4 miles away); Napoleon Hill (approx. ¾ mile away); The University of Virginia’s College at Wise (approx. 1.2 miles away); Norton / Coeburn (approx. 3.1 miles away); Armed Forces Memorial
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Regarding E.M. Fulton House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Constructed in 1905 and 1906 by E. M. Fulton, the eighth Commonwealth Attorney of Wise County and community leader, the Fulton House today is a prominent historic landmark at the center of the Town of Wise, and is among the oldest and finest residences in the rural Appalachian coalmining region of far southwest Virginia. …
Elbert Martin Fulton, the son of Wilburn and Jane Phipps Fulton, was born July 1, 1858 near the community of Pound in Wise County, Virginia. At 18 years of age he went to nearby Gladeville, now known as Wise, Virginia, and studied law under Judge William H. Burns. In December 1876 he received his license to practice law. In March, 1877, he married Sophronia E. Dotson, and soon thereafter went into partnership with Judge Burns, his law instructor. The partnership ended upon the death of Judge Burns in 1884. Fulton served from June, 1883 until June, 1887 as Wise County's eighth Commonwealth Attorney. From 1901-1910 he had a law
partnership with Rufus A. Ayers, a former Attorney General of Virginia …He began serving as counsel for the Norfolk and Western Railway Company during its early extension into Wise County and continued to represent the company in all court litigations until his death. In the late 1880s and in 1905, Mr. Fulton purchased various tracts of land on which he had the Fulton House built.Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 20232. E.M. Fulton House MarkerMarker is on the entry gate.
Also see . . . E.M. Fulton House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in 2006. (National Archives) (Submitted on July 18, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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