Historic Districts
Tennessee - Cheatham County
Cheatham County Tennessee has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Montgomery Bell Tunnel, Mound Bottom, Patterson Forge (40CH87) and Patterson Forge (40CH87) (Boundary Increase) and Cheatham County Courthouse.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Mississippian, Chickasaw, Shawnee and Stone Box Indians dating back to 500.

Several famous people are associated with these Cheatham County historic places including Montgomery Bell, David Nichol and Matt F. Allen.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cheatham County places including Montgomery Bell, Robert E. Turbeville and Baxter J. Hodge. Prominent architectural styles found in Cheatham Country are Colonial Revival, Greek Revival and Italianate.

Cheatham County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76001769)
Court Sq. , Ashland City
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Turbeville,Robert E.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Indian Town Bluff (added 1974 - - #74001904)
Address Restricted , Ashland City
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Mississippian, Chickasaw, Shawnee
Period of Significance:
1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Kingston Springs Hotel and Buildings (added 1979 - - #79002417)
Kingston Springs Rd. , Kingston Springs
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Allen,Matt F.,et al.
Significant Year:
1892, 1850, 1860
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Resort
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Montgomery Bell Tunnel (added 1994 - - #94001188)
Also known as Patterson Forge Tunnel
Address Restricted , White Bluff
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Mound Bottom (added 1971 - - #71000813)
Address Restricted , Kingston Springs
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Stone Box Indians
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Patterson Forge (40CH87) (added 1971 - - #71000814)
Also known as Narrows of the Harpeth;See Also:88001106
Address Restricted , Kingston Springs
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bell,Montgomery
Historic Person:
Bell,Montgomery
Significant Year:
1818
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry, Invention
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Water Works
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use
Patterson Forge (40CH87) (Boundary Increase) (added 1988 - - #88001106)
Also known as 40CH87;Narrows of the Harpeth;Montgomery Bell House Site 40C
Address Restricted , Lillamay
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bell,Montgomery
Historic Person:
Bell,Montgomery
Significant Year:
1820
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Art, Engineering, Architecture, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
19th C Anglo-American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Funerary, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Park
Sycamore Mills Site (added 1979 - - #79002416)
Address Restricted , Ashland City
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Person
Historic Person:
Nichol,David,et al.
Significant Year:
1904, 1835, 1865
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water Works
Turnbull Forge (40CH97) (added 1988 - - #88001108)
Also known as 40CH97
Address Restricted , Kingston Springs
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
19th C Anglo-American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Forest
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