Tennessee - Sullivan County - Historic Districts
Sullivan County Tennessee (Historic Districts) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Boatyard Historic District and Long Island of the Holston, Blountville Historic District, Bristol Commercial Historic District and Bristol Commercial Historic District.

The famous person Gen. Joseph Martin is associated with one of more of the Sullivan County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sullivan County places including James Knox Taylor, John (Jake) Miller, L. A. Hass, Clarence B. Keaton and Clarence Kearfott. Prominent architectural styles found in Sullivan Country are Beaux Arts, Early Commercial and Chicago.

Blountville Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001835)
Also known as See Also:Old Deery Inn
Center of Blountville along both sides of TN 126 , Blountville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Religion, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Library, Single Dwelling
Boatyard Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001785)
Also known as See Also:Long Island of the Holston National Historic Landma
SW of Kingsport on Holston and S. Fork of Holston River , Kingsport
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Martin,Gen. Joseph,et al.
Significant Year:
1864, 1775, 1776
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Native American, Politics/Government, Commerce, Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Department Store, Fortification, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Manufacturing Facility, Monument/Marker, Single Dwelling, Village Site
Boone Hydroelectric Project (added 2017 - - #100001476)
301 Boone Dam Road, Kingsport
Bomazi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1965 AD, 1950-1953 AD
Bristol Commercial Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000440)
Also known as 102-5017-0001-102-5017-0037, Su-7005-SU-7049
Roughly along State, Piedmont, Moore, Shelby, Bank, Progress, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Sts. , Bristol
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kearfott, Clarence, Taylor, James Knox
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Industry, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Bristol Commercial Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000441)
Also known as SU-7005-SU-7049, 102-5017-0001-102-5017-0037
Roughly along State, Piedmont, Moore, Shelby, Bank, Progress, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Sts. , Bristol
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Keaton, Clarence B., Taylor, James Knox
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Church Circle District (added 1973 - - #73001841)
Center of Kingsport, along Sullivan St. , Kingsport
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Library, Park, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Library, Park, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Fairmont Neighborhood Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000510)
Roughly bounded by Taylor St, Pennsylvania Ave, Maple St, and Florida Ave , Bristol
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Fort Patrick Henry Hydroelectric Project (added 2017 - - #100001477)
Route 1 Box 2385, Kingsport
Bomazi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1965 AD, 1950-1953 AD
Hall, Alexander Doak, Farm (added 1995 - - #95000931)
Also known as Hall Rockhaven Farm;Hall,Alexander H.,House
440 Proffitt Ln. , Kingsport
Tricitiesbob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hass, L. A., Miller, John (Jake)
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Holston Avenue Neighborhood Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000945)
Roughly, Holston, 7th, 8th, & Watauga Aves., Haynes, Orchard, Clyde Reser, Reynolds, & Weise Sts., Bristol
Vadna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Chicago
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Long Island of the Holston (added 1966 - - #66000733)
S fork of the Holston River , Kingsport
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
South Holston Hydroelectric Project (added 2017 - - #100001478)
918 South View Road, Bristol
Bomazi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1942-1965 AD, 1942-1951 AD
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