Bristol in Sullivan County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

614-618 State Street

The Bristol Historical Association

— Circa 1891 —

614-618 State Street Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 17, 2024

1. 614-618 State Street Marker

Inscription.
This property recognized by
Register of Historic Places
The Bristol Historical Association
circa 1891

Erected by Bristol Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 36° 35.694′ N, 82° 11.048′ W. Marker is in Bristol, Tennessee, in Sullivan County. It is on State Street west of Moore Street, on the left when traveling west. The marker is to the left of entrance to "The Collective". Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 614 State St, Bristol TN 37620, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

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,

the State

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of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 629 State Street (within shouting distance of this marker in Virginia); WCYB's "Farm and Fun Time" (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line in Virginia); Bank Street (about 400 feet away); Baseball History (about 400 feet away); Isaac Shelby (1750-1826) (about 400 feet away); Paramount Theatre (about 400 feet away); Cathy DeCaterina (about 400 feet away); Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman (about 500 feet away in Virginia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bristol.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Historic Bristol (was within shouting distance of this marker in Virginia but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding 614-618 State Street. Excerpt from the Bristol Commercial Historic District Nomination Form (pg. 27):

This is a three-story brick building constructed in 1891 as the Cox Hat Co., which manufactured beaver hats. In the 1920s, F.W. Woolworth's occupied the first floor of the building and remained there throughout the 1980s. This building has three storefronts.

Wider view of 614-618 State Street Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 17, 2024

2. Wider view of 614-618 State Street Marker

The 614 and 616 storefronts are a unified design, while the 618 storefront is part of a unified storefront with 620-624 State Street... The 618 storefront was rebuilt ca. 1935 and 1999. The remodeling of ca. 1935 was done in conjunction with the adjacent building for the H.P. King Department Store. This storefront has marble bulkheads, aluminum and glass display windows and a terrazzo entry floor dating from ca. 1935. The entrance's double doors are aluminum and glass design added in 1999. The first floor interior has an original pressed metal ceiling and wood floors.

Also see . . . Bristol Commercial Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Prepared by Jean McRae, Register Program Specialist, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, 2005 (Submitted on October 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

618 State Street portion of the building, marker to the left image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 17, 2024

3. 618 State Street portion of the building, marker to the left

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 233 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.