Gatlinburg in Sevier County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Village Gate

Photographed by Yugoboy, August 12, 2013

1. Village Gate Marker

Inscription. This archway is built from bricks made by the slaves of William Rober McCroskey in 1842. They are believed to be the oldest bricks in this area having been used in the first brick building erected in Sevier County. The slate roof came from the mansion of W.G. Ross an early Knoxville industrialist. His home was built about 1900. The handcarved fascia is the work of a Hungarian master carver, William Thallmayer, who received his training in a guild of European cathedral carvers. 17th century buildings in Chester, England, provided the idea for the carved fascia. The village was deigned by Lee Butler. Community Tectonics, Inc. served as consultants.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 35° 42.762′ N, 83° 30.865′ W. Marker is in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in Sevier County. It can be reached from Parkway (U.S. 441) 0.2 miles west of Cherokee Corner Rd.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gatlinburg TN 37738, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Great Smoky 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 original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: E.E. Ogle Store (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Martha Jane Ogle Cabin (about 500 feet away); Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Centennial Plaza / Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Settlement School

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(about 500 feet away); The Greystone Hotel (about 600 feet away); First Methodist Church – Gatlinburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rocky Top (approx. 0.2 miles away); Baskins Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gatlinburg SkyBridge (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gatlinburg.

More about this marker. Marker is inside the archway.

Village Gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, August 12, 2013

2. Village Gate

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 921 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.