This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Smith County, Tennessee.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Smith County, Tennessee, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.
Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,166. In the section known as Middle Tennessee, its county seat is Carthage. The county was organized in 1799 and is named for Daniel Smith, a Revolutionary War veteran who made the first map of Tennessee and served as a United States senator.
Tennessee is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the west, and Missouri to the northwest. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, with a 2017 population of 667,560 and a 2017 metro population of 1,903,045. Tennessee's second largest city is Memphis, which had a population of 652,236 in 2017.
There are 13 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.
Anderson – Bedford – Benton – Bledsoe – Blount – Bradley – Campbell – Cannon – Carroll – Carter – Cheatham – Chester – Claiborne – Clay – Cocke – Coffee – Crockett – Cumberland – Davidson – Decatur – DeKalb – Dickson – Dyer – Fayette – Fentress – Franklin – Gibson – Giles – Grainger – Greene – Grundy – Hamblen – Hamilton – Hancock – Hardeman – Hardin – Hawkins – Haywood – Henderson – Henry – Hickman – Houston – Humphreys – Jackson – Jefferson – Johnson – Knox – Lake – Lauderdale – Lawrence – Lewis – Lincoln – Loudon – Macon – Madison – Marion – Marshall – Maury – McMinn – McNairy – Meigs – Monroe – Montgomery – Moore – Morgan – Obion – Overton – Perry – Pickett – Polk – Putnam – Rhea – Roane – Robertson – Rutherford – Scott – Sequatchie – Sevier – Shelby – Smith – Stewart – Sullivan – Sumner – Tipton – Trousdale – Unicoi – Union – Van Buren – Warren – Washington – Wayne – Weakley – White – Williamson – Wilson |
[3] | Name on the Register [4] | Image | Date listed [5] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Battery Knob Earthworks | ![]() | November 14, 2003 (#03001158) | Approximately ½ mile north of Carthage [6] 36°16′05″N85°56′55″W / 36.2681°N 85.9486°W | Carthage | Civil War-era Union artillery battery earthworks |
2 | James Bradley House | ![]() | September 18, 1978 (#78002637) | Southeast of Dixon Springs off State Route 25 36°20′36″N86°02′35″W / 36.343333°N 86.043056°W | Dixon Springs | Still retains most of its original exterior |
3 | Carthage United Methodist Church | ![]() | July 5, 1985 (#85001487) | 609 S. Main St. 36°15′19″N85°57′04″W / 36.255278°N 85.951111°W | Carthage | Gothic Revival structure built in 1889; congregation established in 1808 |
4 | Cullum Mansion | ![]() | January 4, 1983 (#83003068) | 609 Cullum St. 36°15′19″N85°56′51″W / 36.255278°N 85.9475°W | Carthage | Greek Revival-style antebellum mansion |
5 | Davis-Hull House | ![]() | January 4, 1983 (#83003069) | 1004 N. Main St. 36°15′35″N85°57′06″W / 36.25964°N 85.95165°W | Carthage | Victorian-style house that once belonged to William Hull, father of Secretary of State Cordell Hull |
6 | Dixon Springs District | ![]() | February 10, 1975 (#75001788) | 1.75 miles northeast of the Cumberland River 36°21′32″N86°03′09″W / 36.358889°N 86.0525°W | Dixon Springs | |
7 | Dixona | ![]() | July 5, 1973 (#73001832) | Northwest of Dixon Springs on State Route 25 36°21′44″N86°03′34″W / 36.362222°N 86.059444°W | Dixon Springs | Originally a log structure; wings and decks have been added over the years |
8 | Fite-Williams-Ligon House | ![]() | July 17, 2003 (#03000663) | 212 Fite Ave., W. 36°15′15″N85°57′13″W / 36.254167°N 85.953611°W | Carthage | |
9 | Fortified Town at the Mouth of Dixon Creek-Beasley Mounds | Upload image | July 16, 2010 (#10000465) | Triangle at the point of the confluence of Dixon Creek and the Cumberland River [7] 36°20′33″N86°04′37″W / 36.3425°N 86.0769°W | Dixon Springs | Mississippian Cultural Resources of the Central Basin (AD 900–1450) MPS |
10 | Cordell Hull Bridge | ![]() | November 20, 2009 (#09000951) | Cordell Hull Bridge St. over the Cumberland River 36°14′55″N85°57′17″W / 36.248519°N 85.954753°W | Carthage | Parker Truss bridge built in 1936 |
11 | Moss Mounds | Upload image | June 5, 2015 (#15000332) | Address Restricted | Elmwood vicinity | |
12 | Rome Ferry | ![]() | December 24, 1986 (#86003477) | U.S. Route 70 at the Cumberland River 36°15′50″N86°04′15″W / 36.263889°N 86.070833°W | Rome | The ruins of an early twentieth-century ferry tug |
13 | Smith County Courthouse | April 17, 1979 (#79002483) | Court Sq. 36°15′06″N85°57′09″W / 36.251630°N 85.952401°W | Carthage |
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