CORDELL HULL BIRTHPLACE AND MUSEUM
Byrdstown, Tennessee

This project, designed by Michael Emrick Associates with Sparkman and Associates as consulting architects, was the development of the master plan for the birth place of Cordell Hull.  Mr. Hull was the Secretary of State during the Roosevelt Administration and is known as the father of the United Nations.

During the initial phase of the project the historic log cabin where Mr. Hull was born was reconstructed.  The original structure had been altered through  several additions and was in a state of great disrepair.  The cabin was completely disassembled and rebuilt to reflect the condition that existed when Mr. Hull lived there.

On the same site during the second phase, a museum was constructed to house artifacts of his life work.  This project was designed by  Archistructures, Inc. with Sparkman and  Associates as consulting architects.  The inspiration for the design of the museum and also its' most prized possession is the Nobel Peace Prize Mr. Hull was awarded when he served as Secretary of State.  The restoration of his birth place and the construction of the museum are part of a master plan for the development of the entire site.