Tennessee - Grundy County
Grundy County Tennessee has 26 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Monteagle Sunday School Assembly Historic District, Beersheba Springs Historic District and Monteagle Sunday School Assembly Historic District, Coalmont Bank Building and Coalmont Coke Ovens.

Several famous people are associated with these Grundy County historic places including Colonel Alfred Montgomery Shook, John E. Patton, E.L. Hampton and Levi Vernon Woodlee.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Grundy County places including William Webster, F.A. Butler, R.M. Crick, Tom Tucker, Fred Blackman, Tennessee Coal & Iron Co., Harris Bradford Northcutt, Silica Roofing & Construction and Civilian Conservation Corps. Prominent architectural styles found in Grundy Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne and Classical Revival.

Beersheba Springs Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003801)
TN 56 , Beersheba Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Literature, Education, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Hotel, Resort
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Single Dwelling
Coalmont Bank Building (added 1991 - - #91000246)
Also known as Sewanee Fuel & Iron Company Building
Jct. of TN 56 and Heidenburg St. , Coalmont
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Post Office
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Coalmont Coke Ovens (added 1987 - - #87002645)
Also known as Sewanee Coal,Coke and Land Company Coke Ovens
Sweeton Hill Rd. , Coalmont
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
DuBose Memorial Church Training School (added 1980 - - #80003802)
Also known as DuBose Conference Centre
Fairmont and College Sts. , Monteagle
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School
Elkhead Stone Arch Bridge (added 1986 - - #78002593)
Also known as Elkhead Bridge
N of Pelham , Pelham
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related, Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Firescald Creek Stone Arch Bridge (added 1987 - - #87000522)
Northcutts Cove Rd. over Firescald Creek , Altamont
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Crick,R.M.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Grundy County Jail (added 1983 - - #75001756)
Off TN 56 , Altamont
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Grundy Lakes Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000538)
Also known as Grundy Lakes State Park and Camp Mountain Lake
Grundy Lakes State Pk. E of TN 56 , Tracy City
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Hampton, E. L., House (added 1987 - - #87000528)
Also known as Mrs. Fritz Baggenstoss House
Depot and Oak St. , Tracy City
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Hampton,E.L.
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
Hickory Creek Stone Arch Bridge (added 1987 - - #87000526)
Sherwood Rd. over Hickory Creek , Marvin Chapel
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Crick,R.M.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Marugg Company (added 1987 - - #87000527)
35 Depot St. , Tracy City
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility
Miner's Hall (added 1988 - - #87000535)
Jasper Rd. , Tracy City
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Monteagle Sunday School Assembly Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003974)
Also known as Monteagle Sunday School Assembly
Off U.S. 64, U.S. 41, and TN 56 , Monteagle
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Butler,F.A., Webster,William
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Camp
Northcutt, H. B., House (added 1982 - - #82003973)
TN 56 , Altamont
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Northcutt,Harris Bradford
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Northcutts Cove Chapel (added 1979 - - #79002433)
SE of Altamont , Altamont
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Patton, John E., House (added 1987 - - #87000540)
Roddy Creek Rd. , Coalmont
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Patton,John E.
Significant Year:
1904
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Scott Creek Stone Arch Bridge (added 1987 - - #87000539)
Over Scott Creek at Flat Branch Rd. , Coalmont
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Crick,R.M.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Shook, Col. A. M., House (added 1987 - - #87000529)
Also known as Boyd House
Jct. of Depot and Montgomery Sts. , Tracy City
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Second Empire
Historic Person:
Shook,Colonel Alfred Montgomery
Significant Year:
1890
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Stagecoach Inn (added 1987 - - #87000524)
Colony Rd. , Gruetli
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, European, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Processing, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Stagecoach Road (added 1987 - - #87000521)
Also known as McMinnville - Chattanooga Stagecoach Road
Savage Gulf State Natural Area NW of TN 108 , Beersheba Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
Stoker--Stampfli Farm (added 1987 - - #87000525)
Also known as Stampfli Farm
Colony Cemetery Rd. , Gruetli
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, European
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Tracy City Coke Ovens (added 1987 - - #87000533)
Also known as Tennessee Coal and Railroad Company Coke Ovens
W of Hobbs Hill Rd. , Tracy City
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
White, Frank, House (added 1987 - - #87000530)
Also known as White House
Tenth St. , Tracy City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Wonder Cave Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000520)
Also known as Wonder Cave
Wonder Cave Rd. , Monteagle
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Woodlee, L. V., House (added 1987 - - #87000523)
Cumberland St. , Altamont
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Woodlee,Levi Vernon
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Wrenn's Nest (added 1986 - - #86000399)
Also known as Handley's Point of View
Eagle Cliff Rd. , Monteagle
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tucker,Tom, Blackman,Fred
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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