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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFPX_western-union-building_Kingsport-TN.html
Built in 1932, this building housed the Western Union telegraph company. Early residents could receive packages and send telegrams from this local office. Wires were extended from here to seven of Kingsport's industrial sites including Eastman and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFPU_the-gem-theatre_Kingsport-TN.html
The old Gem Theatre was one of the first buildings in downtown Kingsport. Built in 1915, this building has been used for everything from a country-western bar to a church. It was originally a movie theater that showed a variety of films including …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFPS_bank-of-kingsport_Kingsport-TN.html
As the area began to develop, citizens began to realize that they needed a place to invest their money. As a result, the Bank of Kingsport was built in 1912. This financial institution was the first bank in the model city. It holds another place i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFPR_train-depot_Kingsport-TN.html
The Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Passenger Train Station, along with the adjacent Freight Depot, were built in 1916. The building's design was a product of New York architect Clinton McKenzie. Access to the railroad instantly gave Kingsport the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFPP_kingsport-drug_Kingsport-TN.html
This building was constructed in 1915 and housed the City's first drug store. Some of the first physicians in Kingsport kept their offices and practiced medicine on the second floor. The drug store featured one of the first soda fountains in town …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFPN_kingsport-public-library_Kingsport-TN.html
The Kingsport Book Club established the Kingsport Public Library in 1929. It was originally housed in the YMCA building and then moved to this site, which was the former U.S. Post Office site on Broad Street. Thomas Hastings of New York designed t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFPM_church-circle_Kingsport-TN.html
This Kingsport landmark was designed by railroad engineer William Dunlap and refined by city planner John Nolen as an original part of the 1919 City Plan, Church Circle is one of the cornerstones of planned urban design with its "spoke and wheel" …
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