Tunica in Tunica County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

The Tate Log House

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 17, 2024

1. The Tate Log House Marker

Inscription.
This dogtrot style cypress log cabin was constructed in the 1840s on land near Robinsonville, Mississippi. Samuel Kerr purchased the land and cabin residence in the 1860s. The cabin was converted to a plantation commissary when Robert F. and Simpson Tate purchased the land in 1890. Mrs. Christine Tate sold the land in 1952 to the Leatherman family. In the early 1990s the cabin was moved south to Elsie and Sterling “Sarge” Seabrook’s property at OK Landing near Austin, Mississippi. Richard and Carroll Seabrook Leatherman donated the cabin to Tunica Museum in 2000, which brought the cabin to its present location in the town of Tunica, making this the most traveled structure in Tunica County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 34° 41.257′ N, 90° 22.863′ W. Marker is in Tunica, Mississippi, in Tunica County. It is at the intersection of Magnolia Street and School Street, on the left when traveling west on Magnolia Street. The marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1014 Magnolia Street, Tunica MS 38676, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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: 1888 Courthouse (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); In Memory of Lieut. John R. Stapleton (about 500 feet away); Harold "Hardface" Clanton (about 500 feet away); Lane's Barber Shop (about 500 feet away); Town of Tunica Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); 1245 Main Street (about 800 feet away); 1249 Main Street (about 800 feet away); 1251 Main Street (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tunica.

Also see . . . The Tate Log Home Museum.

Excerpt: See how our past residents really lived. The Tate Log Home Museum isn’t the antebellum mansion you’d expect from the Mississippi Delta, but it’s the real deal. See the 19th-century beds, clothing and tools that folks in Tunica used back in the day. Built in 1840, this dogtrot-style log house is the oldest structure in the county, making it a must-see on your list of historical spots.

(Submitted on December 17, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 17, 2024

2. The Tate Log House Marker

The marker is mounted on the left side of the front entrance.

The Tate Log House (<i>northeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 17, 2024

3. The Tate Log House (northeast elevation)

The Tate Log House (<i>southwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 17, 2024

4. The Tate Log House (southwest elevation)

The Tate Log House (<i>west elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 17, 2024

5. The Tate Log House (west elevation)

The Tate Log House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 17, 2024

6. The Tate Log House

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 17, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.