Hadley Park in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Patton House / John Thomas Patton

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 3, 2024

1. Patton House / John Thomas Patton Marker

Inscription. Patton House In 1935 Rev. John Thomas Patton (1884-1965) hired McKissack & McKissack to build this home for his family. A community leader and well-respected businessman. Patton opened his home for meetings to improve African Americans equal access to civil and voting rights and higher education. He served as president of the Nashville NAACP chapter (1937-41) and oversaw the move of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church from downtown to North Nashville during the Capitol Hill Redevelopment.

Other side:
John Thomas Patton
1884-1965 The son of former slaves, J.T. Patton founded Patton Brothers Funeral Home in 1908 in Franklin, Tenn. His brothers - Jasper, Daniel, and George joined him in business and they expanded to Nashville in 1921. By the mid-1950s, Patton Brothers was the largest black-owned and operated funeral business in middle Tennessee. Patton's oldest son with second wife Alice Otey, Thomas - a Tuskegee Airman - headed the Franklin branch and younger son Edward ran the regional headquarters in Nashville.

Erected 2023 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 256.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans

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Location. 36° 9.947′ N, 86° 49.208′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hadley Park. Marker is at the intersection of 28th Avenue North and Alameda Street, on the right when traveling north on 28th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1014 28th Ave N, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hadley Park (within shouting distance of this marker); John A. Merritt (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tennessee State University Athletics (about 800 feet away); Tennessee State University (approx. 0.2 miles away); Students of Tennessee State University and the Civil Rights Movement (approx. 0.2 miles away); Club Baron (approx. 0.2 miles away); Churches of Jefferson Street (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Tennessee State University (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 3, 2024

2. Patton House / John Thomas Patton Marker

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 3, 2024

3. Patton House / John Thomas Patton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 102 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 4, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.