Pulaski in Giles County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Gabriel McKissack
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 23, 2014
1. Gabriel McKissack Marker
Inscription.
Gabriel McKissack. . During the years following the Civil War, Gabriel Moses McKissack (1840-1923) laid the foundation in Giles County for a family building tradition that included the first black architectural firm in the United States, Nashville's McKissack and McKissack. Numerous building throughout Tennessee were designed by the McKissack firm. A carpenter and a son of a master craftsman and freedman Moses I. Gabriel fathered six sons with whom many Giles County buildings are associated.
During the years following the Civil War, Gabriel Moses McKissack (1840-1923) laid the foundation in Giles County for a family building tradition that included the first black architectural firm in the United States, Nashville's McKissack and McKissack. Numerous building throughout Tennessee were designed by the McKissack firm. A carpenter and a son of a master craftsman and freedman Moses I. Gabriel fathered six sons with whom many Giles County buildings are associated.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3F 40.)
Location. 35° 12.384′ N, 87° 1.518′ W. Marker is in Pulaski, Tennessee, in Giles County. Marker is at the intersection of East Grisby Street and Childers Street on East Grisby Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pulaski TN 38478, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 575 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
