Rutherford College in Burke County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Black Lantern Tea Room

Z.B. Malcolm House

— R.C. Settled 1852 —

Black Lantern Tea Room Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 17, 2024

1. Black Lantern Tea Room Marker

Inscription. Operated as a tea room, restaurant and gathering place during the active Rutherford College era during the early part of the century. Acquired by Zeb B. Malcolm in 1939 and used as his residence since. (Marker Number 14.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 35° 44.922′ N, 81° 31.496′ W. Marker is in Rutherford College, North Carolina, in Burke County. It is on Malcolm Boulevard north of Griffin Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker is to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 811 Malcolm Blvd, Rutherford College NC 28671, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mountains. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the

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original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rutherford College (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lovelady Volunteer Fire Department (about 300 feet away); Stump Institute (about 400 feet away); Rutherford College Water Corporation Office (about 600 feet away); Rutherford College Town Hall (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Rutherford College (about 700 feet away); Abernethy Memorial United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); History of Bocce (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rutherford College.

Black Lantern Tea Room front entrance. Marker is to the left image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 17, 2024

2. Black Lantern Tea Room front entrance. Marker is to the left

Z.B. Malcolm House, former Tea Room image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 17, 2024

3. Z.B. Malcolm House, former Tea Room

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.