National Register of Historic Places listings in White County, Tennessee


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

Location of White County in Tennessee

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in White 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 12 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

Contents: Counties in Tennessee
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


          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 Cherry Creek Mound December 15, 1978
(#78002648)
Address Restricted
Key
2 Community Building
 
Community Building
May 20, 2002
(#02000085)
5 W. Maple St.
35°55′30″N 85°27′53″W / 35.925°N 85.464722°W / 35.925; -85.464722 (Community Building)
Sparta Now known as "Liberty Hall," home to an American Legion order
3 Great Falls Hydroelectric Station
 
Great Falls Hydroelectric Station
July 5, 1990
(#90001004)
Off U.S. Route 70 at mile 91.1 on the Caney Fork
35°48′07″N 85°37′19″W / 35.801944°N 85.621944°W / 35.801944; -85.621944 (Great Falls Hydroelectric Station)
Rock Island Extends into Warren County
4 Indian Cave Petroglyphs December 14, 1978
(#78002649)
Address Restricted
Onward
5 Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway Section House
 
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway Section House
July 6, 2011
(#11000421)
9479 Crossville Hwy.
35°57′03″N 85°18′30″W / 35.950833°N 85.308333°W / 35.950833; -85.308333 (Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway Section House)
DeRossett 1900s-era railroad section house; now home to the Bon Air Historical Society Museum
6 Ravencroft Mine July 21, 2015
(#15000449)
Glade Creek Rd.
Coordinates missing
Sparta vicinity
7 Sparta Electric Building
 
Sparta Electric Building
March 25, 1993
(#93000238)
S. Main St.
35°55′26″N 85°27′55″W / 35.923889°N 85.465278°W / 35.923889; -85.465278 (Sparta Electric Building)
Sparta Located at the corner of S. Main and Young streets
8 Sparta Hydroelectric Station April 20, 1990
(#90000306)
State Route 111 at the Calfkiller River
35°54′45″N 85°28′34″W / 35.9125°N 85.476111°W / 35.9125; -85.476111 (Sparta Hydroelectric Station)
Sparta
9 Sparta Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad Depot
 
Sparta Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad Depot
December 7, 1992
(#92001658)
Junction of Depot and Clark Sts.
35°56′14″N 85°28′18″W / 35.937222°N 85.471667°W / 35.937222; -85.471667 (Sparta Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad Depot)
Sparta
10 Sparta Residential Historic District
 
Sparta Residential Historic District
October 28, 1991
(#91001586)
Roughly bounded by N. Main, College, Everett, and Church Sts.
35°55′43″N 85°27′49″W / 35.928611°N 85.463611°W / 35.928611; -85.463611 (Sparta Residential Historic District)
Sparta On May 8, 2019 the boundary of the historic district was increased to include the home at 8 East College Street.
11 Sparta Rock House
 
Sparta Rock House
August 14, 1973
(#73001856)
3 miles east of Sparta on U.S. Route 70
35°55′13″N 85°24′13″W / 35.920278°N 85.403611°W / 35.920278; -85.403611 (Sparta Rock House)
Sparta Mid-19th century toll house and stagecoach stop; maintained as a state historic site
12 Sperry-Smith House
 
Sperry-Smith House
November 15, 1996
(#96001357)
121 E. Maple St.
35°55′28″N 85°27′42″W / 35.924444°N 85.461667°W / 35.924444; -85.461667 (Sperry-Smith House)
Sparta

Former listings

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[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Jesse Lincoln House
 
Jesse Lincoln House
June 13, 1973
(#73002244)
August 31, 1973 W of Sparta on TN 26
Sparta
2 Oldham Theater
 
Oldham Theater
November 4, 1993
(#93001188)
December 12, 2003 W. Liberty Square
Sparta Delisted due to loss of integrity and modifications during renovation.

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.