Tennessee - Lawrence County
Lawrence County Tennessee has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Old Natchez Trace, Lawrenceburg No. 1 Hydroelectric Station and Lawrenceburg No. 2 Hydroelectric Station, Crockett Theater and Davenport, T. D., Forge (40LR7).

The famous person James W. Garrett is associated with one of more of the Lawrence County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lawrence County places including Roberts & Co. Freeland, James Bassham, Speight and Hibbs Firm and William Parkes. Prominent architectural styles found in Lawrence Country are Art Deco, Classical Revival and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Crockett Theater (added 1997 - - #97000804)
Also known as David Crockett Theater
205 N. Military St. , Lawrenceburg
Ichabod, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Parkes, William, Speight and Hibbs Firm
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Theater
Davenport, T. D., Forge (40LR7) (added 1988 - - #88001101)
Also known as 40LR7;Crescent Cotton Mill
Address Restricted , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
19th C Anglo-American
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Farmers and Merchants Bank (added 2017 - - #100001825)
213 Depot Street, Ethridge
Wingerham52, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1927-1955 AD
Garner Mill (added 2008 - - #84003575)
Also known as Richards' Mill
Garner Lane , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Garrett House (added 2009 - - #09000137)
205 S. Military Ave. , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Garrett, James W.
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Lawrence County Jail (added 1976 - - #76001784)
Waterloo St. , Lawrenceburg
Skyrunner75, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Lawrenceburg Commercial Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000346)
Roughly bounded by N. Military St., Public Sq., E. Gaines St. and E. Pulaski St. , Lawrenceburg
Skyrunner75, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Monument/Marker, Post Office
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Monument/Marker, Post Office
Lawrenceburg No. 1 Hydroelectric Station (added 1990 - - #90000308)
Glen Spring Rd. at Horseshoe Bend of Little Shoal Creek , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Engineering, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Lawrenceburg No. 2 Hydroelectric Station (added 1990 - - #90001005)
Also known as Shoal Creek No. 2
Mi. 51.7 on Shoal Cr. near old US 43 , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Freeland,Roberts & Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church South (added 1988 - - #88000201)
Also known as Mount Zion United Methodist Church
Mount Zion Rd. , Fall River
Yankee Dog, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bassham,James
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Pedestrian Related, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Pedestrian Related, Religious Structure, Road-Related
Old Natchez Trace (added 1975 - - #75002125)
Also known as See Also:Gordon,John,House
From AL/TN border to US 100 in Davidson Co. , Center
Bhashasy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Native American, Military, Transportation, Communications
Cultural Affiliation:
French, English, Native American
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Museum, Park, Road-Related, Underwater
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church (added 1984 - - #84000094)
Also known as Sacred Heart Church
Church St. , Loretto
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church (added 1984 - - #84000093)
Also known as Sacred Heart Church
Berger St. , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
St. Joseph Church (added 1984 - - #84000113)
Spring St. , St. Joseph
Wingerham52, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
St. Mary's Cemetery (added 1984 - - #84000095)
Rascal Town Rd. , Rascal Town
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
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