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The Arcade (Cookeville, Tennessee)

Coordinates: 36°09′45″N 85°30′01″W / 36.16250°N 85.50028°W / 36.16250; -85.50028 (Arcade, The)
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Arcade, The
The building in 2010
The Arcade (Cookeville, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
The Arcade (Cookeville, Tennessee)
Location7--13 South Jefferson Avenue, Cookeville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°09′45″N 85°30′01″W / 36.16250°N 85.50028°W / 36.16250; -85.50028 (Arcade, The)
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1913 (1913)
Built byJoe Scott, Bill Smoot
ArchitectGillian Maxwell
NRHP reference No.79002455[1]
Added to NRHPApril 17, 1979

The Arcade is a historic two-story building in Cookeville, Tennessee. It was built in 1913 on land that belonged to Gillian Maxwell and Robert Farley, the co-founders of Dixie College, later known as Tennessee Technological University.[2] The building was designed by Maxwell, and built by Joe Scott and Bill Smoot.[2] It was later acquired by Charlie Gibson, who sold it to Robert Lee Maddux in 1927.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 17, 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Patrick P. Hicks (November 2, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Arcade, The". National Park Service. Retrieved March 4, 2020. With accompanying pictures