Sevierville is a city in and the county seat of Sevier County, Tennessee, United States, located in eastern Tennessee. The population was 17,889 at the 2020 United States Census.
Henry Wright, was a planner, architect, and major proponent of the garden city, an idea characterized by green belts and created by Sir Ebenezer Howard.
The Blount Mansion, also known as William Blount Mansion, located at 200 West Hill Avenue in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, was the home of the only territorial governor of the Southwest Territory, William Blount (1749–1800). Blount, a Founding Father of the United States, a signer of the United States Constitution, and a U.S. Senator from Tennessee, lived on the property with his family and ten African-American slaves. The mansion served as the de facto capitol of the Southwest Territory. In 1796, much of the Tennessee Constitution was drafted in Governor Blount's office at the mansion. Tennessee state historian John Trotwood Moore once called Blount Mansion "the most important historical spot in Tennessee."
The Knox County Courthouse is a historic building located at 300 Main Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Built in 1886, it served as Knox County's courthouse until the completion of the City-County Building in 1980, and continues to house offices for several county departments. John Sevier, Tennessee's first governor, is buried on the courthouse lawn. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and its role in the county's political history.
Minard Lafever (1798–1854) was an American architect of churches and houses in the United States in the early nineteenth century.
The Drake Park Neighborhood Historic District is located adjacent to Drake Park near the historic downtown area in Bend, Oregon, United States. Because of the unique and varied architecture in the Drake Park neighborhood and its close association with the early development of the city of Bend, the area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
Lewis Buckner was an American house builder, carpenter and furniture maker. Born and raised a slave as a child, Buckner was freed in 1865 and later apprenticed to a furniture maker. He became one of several successful African-American construction entrepreneurs in late-19th century Sevier County, Tennessee. At least fifteen homes that were either built by Buckner or are believed to have been built by Buckner are still standing, two of which are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Sabine Hill, also known as Happy Valley, Watauga Point, and the General Nathaniel Taylor House, is a historic house in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The two-story Federal style building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is an excellent example of federal architecture. It was threatened by demolition in 2007 when the owners sought to have the property rezoned for apartments. The rezoning request was denied and the home was bought by several preservation-minded locals who secured it until the State of Tennessee/Tennessee Historical Commission could purchase the museum-quality property. It is now restored and opened to the public on November 1, 2017, as a unit of Sycamore Shoals State Park. The property is operated by the Park under a memorandum of understanding with the Tennessee Historical Commission.
Wheatlands is an antebellum plantation in Sevier County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The plantation's surviving structures— which include the plantation house, a storage shed, and smokehouse— have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The plantation house has been called "the best example of a Federal-style building remaining in Sevier County."
In the United States, the National Register of Historic Places classifies its listings by various types of architecture. Listed properties often are given one or more of 40 standard architectural style classifications that appear in the National Register Information System (NRIS) database. Other properties are given a custom architectural description with "vernacular" or other qualifiers, and others have no style classification. Many National Register-listed properties do not fit into the several categories listed here, or they fit into more specialized subcategories.
Sunnyside is a historic mansion in Sevier Park, a public park in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Catamount Outdoor Family Center is the non-profit steward of the Catamount Community Forest, a town owned forest on Governor Chittenden Road in Williston, Vermont. The more than 400-acre (160 ha) property includes trails for a variety of outdoor activities, including hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. The adjacent property includes Williston's oldest house, built about 1796 by Governor Thomas Chittenden for his son Giles, which is now a private home and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Giles Chittenden Farmstead in 1993.
Grassland Farm is a historic gem of the antebellum style of architecture typical of the southern states of that time, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built on land donated by the then new state of North Carolina, in the Federal style of the early 1800s (1810-1815), by Alexander Grier, a war hero who had served in the American Revolutionary War. A portico, designed in the Greek Revival architectural style, was added shortly thereafter along with a great room connecting the formerly outside kitchen. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 4, 1975. It is noted for its extraordinary architecture and sprawling 71 acres of gently rolling hills. Several of its mantels are considered some of the very best of their genre. The original size of the plantation was 5000 acres. Included on the property are period outbuildings and a breathtaking antique barn. Today, the residence is considered to be among the most beautiful of the area and is privately owned.
The Maple Dean Farm is a historic farmhouse in Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S.. Built in 1886 on a farm established in 1819, it was designed in the Eastlake architectural style. It became a century farm in 1976, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Falconhurst is a historic mansion in McMinnville, Tennessee, U.S. It was built in 1850 for Asa Faulkner, the owner of textile mills, and a politician who served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives and the Tennessee Senate. It was later the private residence of Charles Faulkner Bryan, a composer of folk music who married into the Faulkner family.
Black House is a historic house in McMinnville, Tennessee, United States.
Wessyngton is a historic mansion on a former tobacco plantation in Cedar Hill, Tennessee, U.S. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Rascoe-Harris Farm, also known as the Anderson Farm or Maplewood Farm, is a historic farmhouse in Sumner County, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built circa 1824 for Thomas Howell Rascoe, a farmer who owned six slaves in 1830. After the American Civil War of 1861–1865, some slaves became tenant farmers. The farm was purchased by Green B. Paris in 1891.
The Rucker-Mason Farm is a historic farmhouse in Cannon County, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built circa 1800 for Gideon Rucker. It was acquired by his brother, Bennett Rucker, in 1817. By 1840, he owned 14 slaves. The farm remained in the Rucker family until 1902.
The Henry Hoss House is a historic house in Jonesborough, Tennessee, U.S., though not within the Jonesborough Historic District. It was built in 1859-1860 for Dr Joseph S. Rhea and his wife Lady Kirkpatrick. The home served as a residence as well as a clinic; the front rooms on either side of the foyer were the doctor's waiting room and examining room, and the upstairs bedrooms were probably for their children. It was sold to Henry Hoss in the midst of the American Civil War of 1861-1865. Hoss lived here with his wife, née Anna Maria Sevier, and their children. It remained in the Hoss family until 1980.
