Tennessee - Blount County - Historic Districts
Blount County Tennessee (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cades Cove Historic District, Calderwood Dam (Boundary Increase) and Maryville College Historic District, Calderwood Hydroelectric Development and Chilhowee Hydroelectric Development.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Early,Middle, & Late Archai and & Late Woodla dating back to 1800.

The famous person William Williston Heartsill is associated with one of more of the Blount County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Blount County places including Tapoco Inc., A.V. Karpov and Power & Engineering Group of Alcoa. Prominent architectural styles found in Blount Country are Colonial Revival, Late Victorian and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Cades Cove Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000111)
Also known as 40Btv15;40Btv16;40Btv17;40Btv18;40Btv21;40Btv22;40Btv29;40Bt
10 mi. SW of Townsend in Great Smoky Mountains National Park , Townsend
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Prehistoric, Agriculture
Cultural Affiliation:
Early,Middle, & Late Archai, Early,Middle, & Late Woodla
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Museum, Park
Calderwood Dam (Boundary Increase) (added 1990 - - #90001016)
Also known as Calderwood Hydroelectric Station
Tennessee R. at end of Calderwood Rd. , Calderwood
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Calderwood Hydroelectric Development (added 2004 - - #04000545)
314 Growdon Blvd. , Calderwood
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tapoco Inc., Karpov, A.V.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Chilhowee Hydroelectric Development (added 2004 - - #04000546)
6102 TN 129 , Tallassee
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Craig, John J., Quarry Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000874)
Marmor Rd., 0.5 mi. S of Miser Station Rd. , Friendsville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Indiana Avenue Historic District (added 1989 - - #89001071)
Roughly bounded by Goddard St., Court St., Indiana Ave., and Cates St. , Maryville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Louisville Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001902)
Between railroad tracks and Tennessee River , Louisville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Federal
Historic Person:
Heartsill,William Williston
Significant Year:
1863
Area of Significance:
Literature, Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Maryville College Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003953)
Also known as See Also:Anderson & Memorial Halls
Washington St. , Maryville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing, Hospital, Research Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
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