National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Tennessee


This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Tennessee.

Location of Franklin County in Tennessee

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin 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]

There are 22 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Three other previously listed sites have been removed.

Contents: Counties in Tennessee
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          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 25, 2024.[2]

Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Asia School
 
Asia School
July 13, 2011
(#11000456)
525 Asia Rd.
35°14′38″N 86°05′33″W / 35.243889°N 86.0925°W / 35.243889; -86.0925 (Asia School)
Asia
2 Bank of Winchester Building
 
Bank of Winchester Building
May 23, 1978
(#78002589)
1st Ave.
35°11′09″N 86°06′44″W / 35.185833°N 86.112222°W / 35.185833; -86.112222 (Bank of Winchester Building)
Winchester Built in 1899; also called the Farmers National Bank Building.
3 Cowan Depot
 
Cowan Depot
November 24, 1978
(#78002588)
Front St.
35°09′49″N 86°00′36″W / 35.163611°N 86.01°W / 35.163611; -86.01 (Cowan Depot)
Cowan Now the Cowan Railroad Museum
4 Cumberland Mountain Tunnel
 
Cumberland Mountain Tunnel
August 22, 1977
(#77001270)
Southeast of Cowan
35°09′10″N 85°58′32″W / 35.152778°N 85.975556°W / 35.152778; -85.975556 (Cumberland Mountain Tunnel)
Cowan
5 Estill-Fite House
 
Estill-Fite House
March 23, 1979
(#79002429)
114 Sharp Springs Rd.
35°11′27″N 86°06′28″W / 35.190833°N 86.107778°W / 35.190833; -86.107778 (Estill-Fite House)
Winchester
6 Falls Mill
 
Falls Mill
February 23, 1972
(#72001240)
1 mile (1.6 km) off U.S. Route 64
35°05′56″N 86°15′41″W / 35.098889°N 86.261389°W / 35.098889; -86.261389 (Falls Mill)
Huntland
7 Falls Mills Historic District
 
Falls Mills Historic District
July 9, 1987
(#87001158)
Old Salem-Lexie and Falls Mill Rds.
35°05′58″N 86°15′39″W / 35.099444°N 86.260833°W / 35.099444; -86.260833 (Falls Mills Historic District)
Huntland
8 Franklin County Courthouse
 
Franklin County Courthouse
March 30, 1995
(#95000345)
Public Sq.
35°11′11″N 86°06′43″W / 35.186389°N 86.111944°W / 35.186389; -86.111944 (Franklin County Courthouse)
Winchester Built in 1936; designed by Nashville-based architectural firm Marr & Holman.
9 Franklin County Jail
 
Franklin County Jail
March 26, 1979
(#79002430)
Decherd Boulevard
35°11′16″N 86°06′34″W / 35.187778°N 86.109444°W / 35.187778; -86.109444 (Franklin County Jail)
Winchester
10 Isaac Gray House November 21, 1976
(#76001776)
Southwest of Winchester off U.S. Route 64
35°06′02″N 86°15′25″W / 35.100556°N 86.256944°W / 35.100556; -86.256944 (Isaac Gray House)
Winchester
11 Haynes House
 
Haynes House
April 28, 2005
(#05000359)
519 Spring St.
35°12′44″N 86°04′16″W / 35.212222°N 86.071111°W / 35.212222; -86.071111 (Haynes House)
Decherd Nomination form: [1]
12 Hunt-Moore House
 
Hunt-Moore House
November 9, 2005
(#05001223)
518 Main St.
35°03′18″N 86°16′13″W / 35.055°N 86.270278°W / 35.055; -86.270278 (Hunt-Moore House)
Huntland
13 R.N. Mann House
 
R.N. Mann House
September 22, 1977
(#77001271)
North of Old Salem off U.S. Route 64
35°06′03″N 86°15′25″W / 35.100833°N 86.256944°W / 35.100833; -86.256944 (R.N. Mann House)
Old Salem Nomination form: [2]
14 Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Mission July 10, 2017
(#100001305)
9458 Old Alto Hwy.
35°16′12″N 85°57′29″W / 35.269904°N 85.958105°W / 35.269904; -85.958105 (Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Mission)
Decherd vicinity
15 Sewanee Fire Lookout Tower
 
Sewanee Fire Lookout Tower
March 31, 2015
(#15000116)
310 Fire Tower Rd.
35°13′11″N 85°53′18″W / 35.2198°N 85.8882°W / 35.2198; -85.8882 (Sewanee Fire Lookout Tower)
Sewanee State-owned and opened to the public as of 2016 (canopy off limits).
16 Shook-Vanzant Farm July 31, 1998
(#98000954)
210 Moore Farm Rd.
35°08′38″N 86°08′47″W / 35.143889°N 86.146389°W / 35.143889; -86.146389 (Shook-Vanzant Farm)
Winchester
17 Peter Simmons House August 16, 1977
(#77001272)
11 miles (18 km) southwest of Winchester on U.S. Route 64
35°04′46″N 86°15′29″W / 35.079444°N 86.258056°W / 35.079444; -86.258056 (Peter Simmons House)
Winchester
18 Tims Ford Hydroelectric Project
 
Tims Ford Hydroelectric Project
August 11, 2017
(#100001465)
461 Powerhouse Rd.
35°11′49″N 86°16′43″W / 35.196944°N 86.278611°W / 35.196944; -86.278611 (Tims Ford Hydroelectric Project)
Winchester
19 Townsend School April 23, 2024
(#100010260)
913 S. Sheperd Street
35°10′31″N 86°06′40″W / 35.1754°N 86.1110°W / 35.1754; -86.1110 (Townsend School)
Winchester
20 Trinity Episcopal Church
 
Trinity Episcopal Church
November 25, 1980
(#80003796)
213 1st Ave., NW.
35°11′06″N 86°06′50″W / 35.185°N 86.113889°W / 35.185; -86.113889 (Trinity Episcopal Church)
Winchester Congregation established in 1859; church constructed in the early 1870s.
21 Valentine Square
 
Valentine Square
November 8, 1984
(#84000375)
111 N. Cedar St.
35°11′04″N 86°06′56″W / 35.184444°N 86.115556°W / 35.184444; -86.115556 (Valentine Square)
Winchester Built in 1899 by Tullahoma builder Franklin Pierce McDowell for local banker Smith Morgan Alexander (1849–1932).
22 Zaugg Bank Barn December 18, 1973
(#73001764)
Southeast of Belvidere off U.S. Route 64
Additional documentation approved (listed July 17, 2012): 831 Crawford Ln., Belvidere vicinity

35°06′49″N 86°09′39″W / 35.113611°N 86.160833°W / 35.113611; -86.160833 (Zaugg Bank Barn)
Belvidere

Former listings

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[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Circular Barn at Cloverdale Farm December 12, 1976
(#76001774)
July 2, 1979 S of Belvidere off U.S. 64
Belvidere vicinity Destroyed by fire.
2 Hundred Oaks Castle
 
Hundred Oaks Castle
May 28, 1975
(#75001753)
November 16, 1994 Oak Street and US Highway 64
Winchester former home of Arthur Marks, son of Governor Albert S. Marks. Significantly damaged in a fire in 1990.[6] Delisted between June 5, 1990 and December 20, 1990, but reinstated.
3 Knies Blacksmith Shop April 11, 1973
(#73001765)
January 29, 2013 118 N. Jefferson St.
Winchester
4 Col. James Lewis House November 21, 1976
(#76001775)
May 16, 1989 East of Decherd on Greenhaw Rd.
Decherd vicinity Destroyed by fire on April 12, 1989.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved October 25, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ "Arson not suspected in historic site fire". The Tennessean. May 25, 1990. p. B1. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.