Old Shipley Barn - 2D37 - Cookeville, TN
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ggmorton
N 36° 11.602 W 085° 32.108
16S E 631705 N 4006389
A roadside marker about the old Shipley Barn on Gainesboro Grade outside of the Cookeville, TN city limits.
Waymark Code: WM13CDK
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2020
Views: 4
"Built in the 1830s, the Shipley Barn is one of the oldest structures in Putnam County. A uniquely preserved example of half-dovetail notched log construction, it was built by master craftsmen for Abraham Buck, a leading Upper Cumberland pioneer and prosperous farmer. Acquired from Dr. Michael Shipley, the structure sits on Tennessee Technological University farm. Shipley's family was the last to use the barn. Today, it is used as a working facility by university agriculture students.
Tennessee Historical Commission"
Reference: pictured marker
Marker Name: Old Shipley Barn
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number: 2D37
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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