U. S. Post Office - Cumberland Gap Historic District - Cumberland Gap, TN
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N 36° 35.966 W 083° 40.074
17S E 261356 N 4053751
This building, built in 1926, used to house the Estep Drug Store. Today it houses the U. S. Post Office for Cumberland Gap. It is the only Post Office in the U. S. to have resided in 3 states: Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WM43JQ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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From the National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form:

"6. 214 Colwyn. U. S. Post Office, (Old Estep Drug Store). 1926, one-story red brick building with white trim, rectangular plan, shed roof with asbestos paper, decorative brick dentils, recessed brick panels, multi-light over large single glass panes, double leaf single light entry with multi-light transom set in cutaway corner entrance, side entrance and windows flanked by wood shutters, single-story half-hipped roof garage addition, wood slat doors with single light transoms. (C)"

Also from the National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form:

"The Cumberland Gap Historic District is located in the rural community of Cumberland Gap (population 269) in north central Claiborne County in East Tennessee. The town of Cumberland Gap is located near a pass or gap in the Appalachian Mountains and is built in the valley below the gap adjacent to Cumberland Gap National Park (NR 10/15/66). The district is in a valley on the eastern approach to Cumberland Gap. Towering on the north is the sheer wall of the Pinnacle; to the west is the Tri-State Peak with the Cumberland Gap between. Poor valley Ridge is to the east with a spur ridge from it thrusting into the district. From its origin at Cudjo's Cave, Gap Creek flows south through the town, joining a branch which follows the base of the Poor Valley Ridge Spur from the east. The town is located off U. S. Highway 25E on the Virginia and Kentucky state lines. The central business district, intermixed with some housing, and the adjacent residential area compose the Cumberland Gap Historic District.

The town is on the Louisville and Nashville [L & N) Railroad, which runs northeast-southwest. The majority of resources-in the district are located along Colwyn Street and Pennlyn Street, parallel roads running northwest-southeast. Colwyn, which follows the historic route of the Wilderness Road, begins at the L & N rail line on the northwest and is primarily commercial. Pennlyn also begins at the L & N rail line, but is primarily residential. The district extends down Colwyn and Pennlyn to Cumberland Drive on the southeast."

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Cumberland Gap Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]

Address:
214 Colwyn Ave Cumberland Gap, TN 37724


How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)

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