Title	Cumberland Gap: former Old Gas Station building
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	c. 1989
Coverage	1980-1989
Property name	Cumberland Gap Historic District
Property type	District
National Register Reference	90000321 listed Feb. 23, 1990
Community Name	Cumberland Gap, Claiborne County, TN
Description	Black and white photograph of the Old Gas Station building, now a residence, circa 1929. a two-story brick building with one-story wing, parapet roof with concrete decorative elements at corners. 6/1 sash with three-light transom, plate glass windows on first story. Two glass and wood doors with three-light transoms. One story greenhouse addition.
Historical Notes	For over two hundred years, Cumberland Gap has served as a significant passageway to the lands west of the Appalachian mountains. The Cumberland Gap Historic District is significant as evidence to the patterns of Claiborne County's history as a late nineteenth and early twentieth century mining town funded by foreign capitalists as well as its associations with Wilderness Road. American Association, Limited had its headquarters in Cumberland Gap.
Collection Name	Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH	Historic districts Historic buildings Cumberland Gap (Tenn.)
Subject-TGM	Historic buildings Automobile service stations
Type	Still image
Format	jpeg2000
Genre	Photograph
Extent	4 x 6 in.
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Source file	cumberlandgap017

Cumberland Gap: former Old Gas Station building

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